Menin Gate at Midnight

Will Longstaff · 1927

Why it's great

Ghostly soldiers rise out of the fields near the Menin Gate, the great memorial at Ypres to the missing of World War I. Will Longstaff painted this in 1927 and it became one of Australia's most famous war paintings.

🏛️ Part of history

World War I (1914–1918) — Ghostly soldiers rise out of the fields near the Menin Gate, the great memorial at Ypres to the missing of World War I.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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About the artist

Will Longstaff

1879–1953 · born in Ballarat · died in Littlehampton

Will Longstaff was an Australian painter born in Ballarat in 1879. He served in World War I and then painted memorials to the missing, including Menin Gate at Midnight, which toured Australia and Britain. He died in Littlehampton, England, in 1953.