A Battery Shelled 1919

"A Battery Shelled" is a 1919 painting by Wyndham Lewis, a key figure of Vorticism, a British avant-garde movement. The painting depicts a chaotic and fragmented scene of war, likely on the Western Front, with geometric shapes and angular lines reflecting the artist's fascination with modern technology and its impact on society. The stark, angular forms of the soldiers and the ruined landscape evoke a sense of alienation and disorientation. The green and brown color palette contributes to the work's somber mood, while the use of perspective draws the viewer into the scene, creating a visceral experience of the horrors of war. This painting, now held at the Imperial War Museum in London, is a powerful testament to the artist's unique artistic vision and his ability to capture the raw and brutal reality of war.