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George Edmund Butler

George Edmund Butler became New Zealand’s second official war artist in August 1918 – as it turned out, just three months before the end of the war. There are almost 100 of his works in New Zealand's National Collection of War Art, making him this country's most prolific First World War artist.

Sunken road near Solesmes by George Edmund Butler
Sunken road near Solesmes by George Edmund Butler, October 1918
Menin Road from Hooge Crater by George Edmund Butler
Menin Road from Hooge Crater by George Edmund Butler, circa 1918
Butte de Polygon by George Edmund Butler
Butte de Polygon by George Edmund Butler, 1920.
George Edmund Butler
Artist George Edumnd Butler alongside one of his paintings, circa 1932
Capture of the walls of Le Quesnoy, 1920
Capture of the walls of Le Quesnoy by George Edmund Butler, painted in 1920.
Belgian battle scene
George Butler became New Zealand’s second official war artist, just three months before the end of the war.
The ruins of Ypres
War artists were allowed close to the battles to sketch, and their images were expected to advance patriotic goals.
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