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Bourlon Wood

William Crozier, 1962

© the artist's estate. Courtesy Imperial War Museum

William Crozier IWM, London The title of William CrozierÂ’s oil painting Bourlon Wood refers to an area of forest in northern France which became highly contested during the First World War. This violent moment in the landscapeÂ’s history is represented by the skeletal figure in the painting, a tin helmet still resting on the skull. Crozier, who studied at Glasgow School of Art, gained critical attention in London during the 1960s for his colourful, near-abstract landscape paintings. The appearance of skeletons in the pictures of this period reflects CrozierÂ’s pacifism and concerns with the bleakness and brutality of 20th-century warfare.

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Title of artwork, date

Bourlon Wood, 1962

Date supported

2016

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

154 x 123 cm

Grant

27500

Total cost

57500

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