Lot 244: Lieut. Gerard de Witt (20th Century), South

Lieut. Gerard de Witt (20th Century), South African/American CANADIANS ENTERING CAMBRAI, 1918; Etching; signed in pencil to margin Plate 13.75" x 7.5" - 34.9 x 19.1 cm. Provenance: J.J. Patrickson, Chelsea, London framer's label verso Note: Lieutenant de Witt (6th Canadian Siege Battery) was one of the official war artists attached to the Canadian War Records Office. As a war artist, de Witt would follow the Canadian troops recording on the spot historic scenes such as depicted in this print.