1268318 The Somme Valley near Corbie, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Streeton, Ernest Arthur (1867-1943); 153x245.5 cm; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia; (add.info.: Streeton has taken a position above the Somme Valley near Corbie, France, which provided the best view of an area heavily fought over by Australians in 1918. Within this scene, in early and late April, the Germans had advanced until the Australians held them at Villers-Bretonneux, a village seen in the centre distance of the painting. Painted in 1919, this is the Second phase of the Australian attack on the Somme on the morning of 8 August 1918. The bombs exploding in the distance are the British artillery destroying German positions on the skyline as the Germans advanced and the Australians held them at Villers Bretonnuex.); Australian, out of copyright.