Cart for the Wounded by Vasily Vereshchagin

Cart for the Wounded 1877

vasilyvereshchagin

Museum of Russian Art (Tereshchenko Museum), Kyiv, Ukraine

rough brush stroke

vehicle

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

charcoal art

oil painting

road

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

soldier

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolor

"Cart for the Wounded" is an 1877 painting by Vasily Vereshchagin, known for his depiction of war's grim realities. The artwork, currently housed in the Museum of Russian Art in Kyiv, Ukraine, showcases two oxen pulling a cart through a desolate landscape, possibly representing the aftermath of a battle. Vereshchagin, who served in the Russian army, aimed to expose the horrors of war through his art. His stark, realistic style, exemplified in "Cart for the Wounded," underscores the human cost of conflict.