Burel, Military Scene, Soldier Of The Great War, Infantryman In Uniform

important painting representing an infantryman of the First World War, wearing the old military uniform used during the war of 1870 and strongly criticized. Indeed our soldier wears the famous madder red pants, these blood red pants caused the death of thousands of soldiers, so visible on the battlefield that our enemies could not miss them. He is accompanied by a model 1884 kepi with a turban, also madder red, and a blue headband. His outfit is completed with a large model 1877 greatcoat in "bluish iron grey". After numerous consultations, this outfit will be abandoned by decision taken by the Minister of War, Adolphe Marie Messiny, on July 27, 1914, just one day before the date of entry into the war. It will be necessary to wait at least the end of the year 1915 to see this outfit disappear. On his back, our soldier wears the heavy barda weighing about 35 kgs. and holding in his hand the cumbersome Lebel rifle, a repeating weapon adopted on April 22, 1886 and modified in 1893. Our painting is signed lower right R. Burel , it is dated 1937 and bears the words "very respectfully to my commander" Our oil on canvas is sold in a gilded wooden frame. Dimension: frame: height 107 cm width  76 cm   Canvas height 95.5 cm width 66 cm Shipping costs contact us