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Charcoal and pastel battlefield at dusk: fallen soldiers in tall grass, a ruined village and a pale moon on the horizon.

The Harvest Moon

A charcoal, pastel and watercolor drawing of a war-torn field at dusk. Beneath a pale harvest moon, soldiers' bodies lie in tall grass beside churned earth, while a row of shattered village houses rises in the distance.

Artist
Dunn
Date
ca 1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) watercolor (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material) pastel (overall pro
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2895 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1923).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Night and Dreams20th centuryworld war i1910s1918charcoal drawingwatercolorsoldiersduskbattlefieldwar artruined villageharvey dunnpastel

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