(engelsk) : "... In the First World War he worked on designing dazzle camouflage for ships, turning his harsh Vorticist style to practical use. This experience provided the subject for one of his best-known paintings, the huge Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool. ..." hos "Edward Alexander Wadsworth", Artuk.org – (dansk) : "... I 1. verdenskrig arbejdede han på at designe dazzle camouflage til skibe, og vendte sin barske vorticist-stil til praktisk brug. Denne oplevelse gav emnet for et af hans mest kendte malerier, det enorme Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool. ..." (højde: 304,8 cm – bredde: 243,8 cm)
"Dazzleships in Dry Dock at Liverpool" hos Gallery.ca (National Gallery of Canada) : "... The irregular shapes broke up the ship’s form, making it difficult for enemy submarines to accurately determine its course. [...] With its clarity of line, strong contours and subdued machine power, the painting exemplifies the concerns of the British artistic and literary movement Vorticism."
