I've long loved the work of Paul Nash. His poignant war paintings never fail to move me. My favourite is this one:
Void of war, 1918
I've actually seen this picture in the flesh so to speak. It stopped me dead in my tracks, and I stood looking at it for ages. It's simple, stark and effective. It appears to convey the futility, destruction and total waste and stupidity of war.
He was a wonderful painter. You can read more about him and further examples of his war art here on The Public Domain Review.
