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THBEdward Handley-Read (English, 1870-1935), <I>Tracks of a Tank Towards Delville Wood</I>
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LiveDec 18, 2017 - Dec 19, 2017
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Tracks of a Tank Towards Delville Wood
pastel and wash
signed l.r., E. Handley Read, title inscribed l.r.
framed, 24 x 18.5 in. (sight)
Depicts muddy tank tracks extending through a battle-worn field with smoke rising from various spots in the ground.
Edward Handley-Read was a British artist who studied at Westminster School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He began his career as an artist working for The Graphic and Illustrated London News. He was later elected to the Royal Society of British Artists, and joined the Artists' Rifles during World War I, achieving Captain ranking. His depiction of war scenes were exhibited during the war at the Leicester Galleries and his work was exhibited widely elsewhere. Part of his legacy includes his son, Charles Handley-Read, who became an art historian, architectural writer, and collector.
The Battle of Delville Wood refers to a series of events within the 1916 Battle of the Somme between Germany and Britain. Delville Wood was a tangle of trees and thickets. The British and German troops attacked the wood in attempts to control it, and the First South African Infantry Brigade had a major victory there, and today Delville Wood houses a museum, a monument, and well-preserved trenches to remember the battle and the South African contributions to the Great War.
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