Louis Delozanne ( - 1918) – French artist

Just one example of Louis' work

Louis was born in Serzy, near Rheims, France and in WW1 he joined the 106th Regiment of Artillery of the French Army as a medic and travelled with them for four years.   He took his pencil with him, along with a notebook and made drawings of what he saw on the Western Front. 

After finding some colouring crayons, Louis was able to make some colour pictures.  His Regiment was deployed in Verdun, Bar le Duc and les Eparges.

Just twelve days before the end of the war, Louis was killed at Saint-Germer de Fly in the Oise – another very talented young man lost to the ‘war to end all wars’.

With thanks to Béatrice Keller for finding these links and posting on the Facebook Group Artists of the First World War

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/histoires-14-18-louis-delozanne-dessinateur-du-front-1149063.html

http://14-18.documentation-ra.com/2020/04/les-carnets-de-campagne-de-louis-delozanne/?fbclid=IwAR35EHQA-TQDKJsGejXsBRR0tvkdy5yZwCOQa9w30j9AA7M_15-YjC_p2Cs

https://reims1418.wordpress.com/2016/12/15/video-louis-delozanne-le-dessinateur-du-front/