A painting of the French army parading through the flag-strewn streets of Paris at the end of the First World War. Soldiers march with guns, backpacks and bugles, waved on by women and children. After the War, c.1920 Lucien Simon Oil on canvas Given by Marc A Béra, 1948 Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow Acc. No. 2794 I’m not even sure if the original title of this work was in French i.e. Après la Guerre.
Lucien Simon’s After the War (c.1919)
Oil on canvas.
French army troops parading through the streets of Paris at the end of the First World War.
On display at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow, I think this was one part of a multi piece work. If you can tell me more, I’d like to know. #1GM