“A Battery Shelled” is an oil painting on canvas, created by Wyndham Lewis in 1919. This artwork, belonging to the Cubism and Social Realism movements, represents a genre painting. It is located in the Imperial War Museum in London, UK.
The artwork presents a chaotic post-battle scene with soldiers amongst remains of a shattered environment. The depiction is angular and abstract, characteristic of Cubism, which distorts the perspective of the figures and the ruins. The somber tones and fragmented forms evoke the desolation and turmoil following the shelling, conveying the harrowing atmosphere of wartime destruction. Through distorted geometries and muted colors, the artist captures the physical and emotional impacts of war.
