"We Are Making a New World"

by Paul Nash

This painting depicts the landscape destroyed by the battles of World War I. The trees are blown to pieces showing the violence, and the ground is altered from the trenches dug during this time. The red skies also show the evils of the war and it's violence. However, the sun shining in the sky shows the hope that there is for the future, since this war was called "the war to end all wars". Wilson's idea for the League of Nations was supposed to keep peace throughout the world for the future, but unfortunately, it failed.