Ghosts of Vimy Ridge, Will Longstaff - Oil on Canvas, 1931 (upload.wikimedia.org)

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Sir Walter Allward's inspiration for the Vimy Memorial came to him in a dream, in which, he said, dead soldiers "rose in masses, filed silently by and entered the fight to aid the living. So vivid was this impression, that when I awoke it stayed with me for months. Without the dead we were helpless. So I have tried to show this in this monument to Canada's fallen, what we owed them and we will forever owe them." Captain William Longstaff's "Vimy Ridge" artwork (circa 1930-1939) combines Allward's inspiration with the resulting striking monument.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Stunning piece for a powerful sculpture and concept. Hope to see it someday.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Please can you upload it in HD. I want to use it as my wallpaper.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Same here :)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

There doesn't seem to be a high-res version online that I can find :(

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