I have been searching for hours to find out the name of and artist who
did (I believe this is an engraving)the piece showing a german soldier
walking up over the trench carrying a small candlit Christmas tree
toward British Soldiera.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 23 Dec 2005 20:00 PST

What about this one:


http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0330390651.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

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Clarification of Question by singingmermaid-ga on 24 Dec 2005 09:18 PST

I saw the image breifly on a History channel special about the
Christmas Truce. It could have been an image for a newspaper (British
perhaps). The  German soldier is in the foreground and looking sharply
 forward at the viewer (meant to be looking at the British soldiers.)
The German soldier is holding up a small scant evergreen with a few
candles on it. The more I think about it, I think they showed this
image when they spoke about the romantisizing of the truce by
civilians. I thank you for your efforts.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 24 Dec 2005 09:29 PST

Hi there, and season's greetings.

Your description of the image you're looking for sounds quite similar
to the link I provided earlier:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0330390651.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Can you explain how the image you remember differs from the above?

Thanks,

paf

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Clarification of Question by singingmermaid-ga on 28 Dec 2005 16:04 PST

I don't know if I can clarify any further, but am ready to say
thankyou for all the hard work on my behalf. I have already found alot
of interesting art from the places you've sent me. I am pleased to
have found this site, and will surely use it again. Hope everyone had
a great Christmas, and in in for a prosperous new year!      Singing
mermaid

I didn't find an engraving but is this the image that the piece you
are referring to was based upon?

http://www.mobtowndesigns.com/campheatwole/images/truce.jpg

tutuzdad-ga

tutuzdad, Thanks for the image, but no, that isn't it. I actually saw
the image I am asking about on a special on "The Christmas Truce" on
the History Channel, but haven't been able to find out anything from
them. I work in the art field, and  am pretty sure it is from and
engraving, even though I was only able to view it briefly.
It is of interest that in the image you sent, the tree is almost
exactly the same size in relationship to the soldier. Thanks again!

Hi there, and season's greetings.

Your description of the image you're looking for sounds quite similar
to the link I provided earlier:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0330390651.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Can you explain how the image you remember differs from the above?

Thanks,

paf

Are any of these the image you are talking about?

http://www.1914-1918.net/soren_shop.htm
http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/images1/dec25_xmas_truce2.gif

tutuzdad-ga

Well, that certainly is beautiful image, and the right kind of black
and white look, and ofcourse the subject matter is perfect, but it
isn't the one I'm looking for. I like it though. Thankyou! Hope the
one I'm after turns up.

The soldier in the image I am seeking, is slightly bent forward, and
is bulkier looking than this one. Also, his eyes are very wide open
looking, maybe even gloowing in the candlelight. The tree the soldier
in my image is holding is larger than the one in this last image
shown.

I just looked at the other two sites. Nope, not there, but I am
impressed with you all, and now know where to come to when I want
help!

I've been wondering if the engraving could have appeared in the
Illustrated london News of the day, and indeed it seems that there was
an illustration  - but to find it ...

http://www.theneworder.org/commentary/christmastruce.htm

This is a most complete answer to a question about the Christmas Truce
and gives many links, but not to that picture.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=320516

But here it is  - the same one that Pafalafa found -  with the source
as title page of The Illustrated London News of 9. Jan. 1915.
http://www.schooltimes.com/2003ST/centurysample.pdf

It would appear that the link Tutuzdad gives is a still shot from the
film that was made, as it is in color, and the film gives the ILN as a
credit:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395968/companycredits

Here is a site that mentions some of the war artists for the ILN, but
not for that picture.  You can click on the bottom of the site for the
next year:
http://www.iln.org.uk/iln_years/year/1914.htm

There are a few books about the truce, and maybe one of them gives
more information about the illustration.  I imagine that the event was
not photographed, thus that the illustration was based on a verbal
description, and that the ILN picture 20 days later was the first
representation of the incident.

I'd give Paf credit for having found it.