Study for 'Bluey (Sapper Bashforth)'
Art ART22663 Second World War, 1939-1945Portrait of Private Sapper Bashforth, Royal Australian Engineers.
Bluey (Sapper Bashforth) Accession Number: ART23417
Description
Portrait of a young male soldier, Sapper Bashforth, Royal Australian Engineers, in New Guinea. Sapper Bashforth, presumably knicknamed 'Bluey' for his red hair, is seated with his left arm draped across his knees and his right hand is raised and his fingers slightly curved towards him as he holds a cigarette.
Details
Accession Number
ART23417
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 98.2 cm x 77.7 cm x 6 cm
unframed: 77.8 cm x 57.5 cm
unframed: 77.8 cm x 57.5 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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