Uma batalha distante
1861-1876
Edwin Forbes masterfully captures the eerie disconnect of war in this Civil War-era sketch. In the peaceful foreground, crows peck at the dirt near a rustic split-rail fence and abandoned barrels, while a small farmhouse sits quietly to the left. But glance at the horizon, and the illusion of peace shatters: a terrifying line of white smoke plumes rises from the hills, signaling a massive artillery barrage. Forbes, the only artist to accompany the Army of the Potomac for its first year of service, used these 'life studies' to document the gritty reality of combat, contrasting mundane rural life with deadly conflict miles away.
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