The Send-Off by Wilfred Owen – WWI Poetry Wall Art – First World War Railway Print
The Send-Off by Wilfred Owen – WWI Poetry Wall Art – First World War Railway Print
The Send-Off — Wilfred Owen
A haunting wall art interpretation of Wilfred Owen’s First World War poem The Send-Off.
A steam train waits beneath the darkness of a wartime railway station as young soldiers depart for the Western Front. Figures on the platform wave goodbye while steam, smoke and shadow gradually swallow the train as it disappears into the distance.
Created predominantly in dramatic monochrome, with subtle distressed textures and restrained red detailing, the artwork captures the uncertainty and sadness behind what might otherwise appear to be a traditional military send-off.
The design features Owen’s memorable question:
“Shall they return to beatings of great bells,
In wild trainloads?”
A powerful combination of poetry, social history and First World War imagery, designed to work beautifully in a study, library, living room, hallway or home office.
An unusual gift for poetry readers, Wilfred Owen enthusiasts, railway-history collectors, teachers and those interested in the social and military history of the Great War.
Printed to order and carefully packaged for delivery.
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