Resumen de Les artistes et leur contribution au premier conflit mondial: la section de camouflage
During World War I, a section of the French army was devoted to camouflage. The stabilization of the western front in December 1914 and the progress made in the techniques of land and aerial observation resulted in the need to camouflage men and other military units. The camouflage unit was established in August 1915 and placed under the command of Captain Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (a painter). The unit included architects, sculptors, painters, lithographers, cartoonists, illustrators, and theater set designers. It systematized three methods of action: natural or artificial dissimulation, the creation of error through the use of trompe l'œil or the disintegration of forms, and the creation of illusory opportunities of observation. The camouflage artists were present in large numbers on the front lines.
