Spray painting an RAAF Airspeed Oxford Accession Number: ART23399
Description
Ragless depicts an RAAF Airspeed Oxford being spray painted deep red, aluminium and bright yellow by Ansett Airways Ltd staff. 'With all three colours being applied at once/ and the job done out of doors, this made a most/colourfull [sic] subject/' April 1945 (Ragless quote). Ragless was an official war artist commissioned from April 1945 to Dec 1945 and was re-engaged in May 1946 to finish work.
Details
Accession Number
ART23399
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil, charcoal on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 69.5 cm x 79.7 cm
Unframed: 51.2 cm x 61.4 cm
Unframed: 51.2 cm x 61.4 cm
Medium
oil, charcoal on canvas
Date Made
1945
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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