"Gassed"

John Singer Sargent, “Gassed,” Oil on Canvas, 231 × 611.1 cm, 1919.

This painting depicts the aftermath of a mustard gassing during the first world war. John Singer Sargent was commissioned by the British War Memorial Committee to document the war and did so by visiting sites such as the one portrayed above. I chose this piece because it shows the torture that soldiers receive while fighting war and the many lives lost.