The horror and heroism of battle have compelled artists for millennia. James Adams reflects on Canada’s contributions to the genre
Infantry, near Nijmegen, Holland, 1946, by Alex Colville.
Canadian Headquarters Staff, 1918, by William Nicholson.courtesy of the Beaverbrook Collection of war art.
Paraskeva Clark Parachute Riggers, 1947
Manly MacDonald Land Girls Hoeing, c. 1919
Fred Varley For What? c. 1918
Eric Kennington The Conquerors, 1920
A.Y. Jackson A Copse, Evening, 1918
Charles Comfort The Hitler Line, 1944
Edwin Holgate The Dispersal Hut, 403 Squadron, Kenley, Surrey, c. 1944
Jack Nichols Drowning Sailor, 1946