Agny, Moonlight by Alfred Bastien. A column of soldiers on horseback and foot move through the ruins of a French town under a cool, blue-toned nocturnal sky.

Agny, Moonlight

Alfred Bastien

1918 · Paper, Wax Crayon, Watercolor Paint

An atmospheric WWI-era watercolor depicting the silent movement of cavalry through war-torn ruins by moonlight.

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Where it works

A measured, grounding piece with cool gray restraint — asks little of the space around it.

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Office · Study · Library
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Reads naturally above long furniture lines
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Best with clear wall contrast
Color notes
Soft gray, Charcoal black, Soft sage

About the piece

Painted in 1918 by Alfred Bastien, this evocative work captures a somber moment from the First World War. Using a mix of watercolor and wax crayon, Bastien depicts soldiers and their horses navigating the skeletal remains of Agny. The cool palette of blues and pale yellows creates a haunting nocturnal atmosphere, emphasizing the quiet tension of military movement in a landscape of destruction.

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