South-front 1908

Albin Egger-Lienz's "South-front" from 1908 depicts a stark and desolate trench landscape. The painting, a depiction of the trenches of World War I, highlights the harsh realities of war. The artist uses a limited palette of browns, yellows, and whites, emphasizing the mud, rock, and desolation of the scene. The lone figure in the foreground underscores the isolation and vulnerability of the soldiers in the trenches. Egger-Lienz's painting captures the bleakness and the physical toll of warfare.