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Amiens, the key of the west
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Streeton believed that Amiens, the key of the west, which refers to the events of 8 August 1918 and the fighting in the Somme area that led up to this day, was one of his most important works. Amiens ...ART12436
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Australian burning effigy of Kaiser in square, Armistice Day
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a crowd of soldiers in Peronne square, surrounded by building skeletons, damaged by war. They are gathered around a bonfire with an effigy of Kaiser hanging from gallows. Arthur Streeton is b...ART03523
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Bellicourt: entrance to St Quentin Tunnel
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the entrance to the St Quentin tunnel taking the canal through the hill at Bellicourt near the Hindenburg Line on the Western Front. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of th...ART03517
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Bellicourt tunnel
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
By September 1918, allied forces had pushed the Germans back to the Hindenburg Line. In part, this defensive line followed the route of the St Quentin Canal. Near Bellicourt, the canal ran underground...ART12437
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Boulogne
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the town of Boulogne with the city buildings in the background, railway engines and trucks, and soldiers marching in the foreground. This drawing was likely made on an excised double page spre...ART12630
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Chateau, Villers-Bretonneux
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the chateau at Villers-Bretonneux with the fish pond in the foreground and ruins in the rear. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melbourne in the...ART12643
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Dingbat Alley, Peronne
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 2nd Australian Division Ammunition Column headquarters and the houses in the street, with some ruined. In Australian military slang 'dingbat' is a derogatory...ART50115
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Dingbat Alley, Peronne
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 2nd Australian Division Ammunition Column headquarters and the houses on the street with some ruined. 'Dingbat' is Australian slang for idiot or simpleton. ...ART12641
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Peronne
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a wrecked building in the town of Peronne. On the verso is the sketch 'Road up to Mont St Quentin' which depicts the war damaged town of Mont St Quentin and wrecked trees and forest in the dis...ART12636
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Peronne
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a street in the town of Peronne at the Western Front with war damaged buildings and debris scattered throughout the street. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelbe...ART12634
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Peronne, looking towards Mont St Quentin
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
View across the Somme River, with Mont St Quentin in background; Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, Western Front. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melb...ART03520
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recto: Bridge over Somme; verso: [house plans]
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Recto is the right hand side of a ruined bridge. Verso is a drawing of the plans for a house.ART93174.009
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Ruins in Peronne
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the shell of a ruined house in the town of Peronne on the Western Front with piles of debris. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melbourne in the...ART03514
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Ruins in Peronne, church
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the ruins of the church St Jean Baptiste of Peronne, with two Nissen huts visible in the right of the image and war debris scattered through the fore and mid grounds. Arthur Streeton is best ...ART03513
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Ruins in Peronne, Hotel de Ville
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the ruins of a house and, in the background, Peronne town hall. A pile of rubble and debris is in the foreground. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg Schoo...ART03518
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Shell-fire, St Gratien
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts shell damage on the wall of a house in the town of St Gratien. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melbourne in the late nineteenth century. His na...ART12651
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(St Gratien: General Birdwood bidding farewell to headquarters staff)
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts staff of the 1st and 2nd Australian Divisions standing outside the chateau at St Gratien to farewell General Birdwood. The chateau was used as headquarters for the AIF. William 'Birdie' Birdwo...ART03510
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The Somme Valley near Corbie
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Streeton has taken a position above the Somme Valley near Corbie, France, which provided the best view of an area heavily fought over by Australians in 1918. In April the Germans had advanced until th...ART03497