Gassed
E58535
Gassed is a large 1919 oil painting by John Singer Sargent depicting British soldiers temporarily blinded by mustard gas during World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gassed canonical | 4 |
| Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
horror of modern warfare
ⓘ
human cost of war ⓘ suffering of soldiers ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| collection |
Imperial War Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial War Museum art collection
|
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | British War Memorials Committee ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Hall of Remembrance (unrealized) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John Singer Sargent ⓘ |
| depicts |
British soldiers
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ mustard gas victims ⓘ temporary blindness ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | mustard gas attack ⓘ |
| depictsMedicalCondition | chemical eye injury ⓘ |
| depictsTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| depictsWeapon | mustard gas ⓘ |
| describedAs | large panoramic composition ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1919 ⓘ |
| genre | war art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later representations of chemical warfare in art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background of a battlefield dressing station
ⓘ
bandaged eyes ⓘ football game in the distance ⓘ guiding hand-on-shoulder procession ⓘ line of wounded soldiers ⓘ setting sun ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Sargent’s visit to the Western Front in 1918 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Imperial War Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial War Museum, London
|
| mainSubject |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
World War I Western Front
effects of chemical warfare ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John Singer Sargent ⓘ |
| notedFor |
emotional impact
ⓘ
large scale ⓘ realistic detail ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| setting | casualty clearing station ⓘ |
| significantEvent | exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!
subject surface form:
John Singer Sargent