Convoy off the coast Accession Number: ART27750

Description

This painting is not of a specific event - but a moody memory of the artist experience at sea. Identification of ships is difficult, mainly because this is the truth of such situations - it is hard to identify a ship at sea under dull, cold conditions - especially in wartime colours - some seamen may, however recognise a familiar shape here and there. The coastline is also hard to identify but is taken from the artist memory of Wilson's Promontory area of Bass Strait - again this can vary in appearance under different lighting conditions.

Details

Accession Number
ART27750
Artist
Jack Koskie
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 121.7 cm x 182 cm
Framed: 1209 mm x 1810 mm x 42 mm
Medium
oil on hardboard
Date Made
Unknown
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1971
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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