A Street in Arras, John Singer Sargent, 1918

Scottish infantrymen resting against the exterior wall of a shell-damaged building. The composition is divided between the view into the coach house, and the scene in the street. The hole blasted into the wall shows the remains of a carriage lying amongst the rubble from the roof. Outside soldiers dressed in kilts sit leaning against the exterior, one figure standing. They are resting, their rifles leaning against the wall beside them. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1918. Dimensions: height: 393 mm (15.4 in) ; width: 527 mm (20.7 in). Medium: watercolor paint and paper. Collection: Imperial War Museum London. A Street in Arras - Sargent