Conserving John Singer Sargent's Gassed

This is one of the most famous artworks of the First World War, John Singer Sargent’s Gassed. In recent decades, Gassed was interpreted as a very yellow painting. But it didn’t always look like that.Thanks to meticulous conservation efforts as part of IWM’s new Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries, Gassed and its meaning have been reborn. Today we’re going to examine the history of Gassed, what it means, why it’s important, and how that has changed over 100 years on display.

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Attributions:
Gassed scans by Factum Foundation for Imperial War Museums
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