The Menin Road (painting)

The Menin Road
World War 1 battlefield
ArtistPaul Nash
Year1918 (1918)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions182.8 cm × 317.5 cm (72 in × 125 in)
LocationImperial War Museum, London
Websitehttp://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/20087

The Menin Road is a large oil painting by Paul Nash completed in 1919 that depicts a First World War battlefield. Nash was commissioned by the British War Memorials Committee to paint a battlefield scene for the proposed national Hall of Remembrance. The painting is considered one of the most iconic images of the First World War and is held by the Imperial War Museum.[1]

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