Exhibition Of The Week War In The Sunshine, The British In Italy 1917-18

For most of us, the story of the First World War is defined by the “mud, gas and trenches” of the Western Front, said Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times.

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Indeed, so persistent is such imagery that it may “come as a surprise” to learn that between 1917 and 1918, more than 200,000 British troops were sent to fight alongside their Italian allies against Austria in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy. Now, following a five-month refurbishment, London’s Estorick Collection has put together a new exhibition that shines a light on Britain’s involvement in the conflict. This idiosyncratic museum has been exhibiting modern Italian art in an Islington townhouse since 1998, and boasts a collection that includes works by the likes of Modigliani, de Chirico and Morandi. This show, however, is a something of a departure, presenting the work of three Britons who witnessed the Italian Front firsthand: the war photographers Wil