The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Charles Bryant (1883-1937) began art lessons at the age of 9 and on leaving school worked as a clerk in the Bank of NSW. In 1908 he travelled to London and studied marine painting at St. Ives in Cornwall. In December 1917 Bryant was appointed an official war artist attached to the Second Division AIF, working in France. His work included paintings of the embarkation and disembarkation of troops at ports in France. His commission was terminated in December 1918 and he returned to Australia in 1921 where he undertook further work for the Australian War Records Service. In 1923 he was commissioned by the War Memorial to paint a series of works in connection with the occupation of German New Guinea by Australia troops. He worked in Rabaul from September - November 1923 and continued to work on this commission intermittently until 1926.
Painting of a machine gun position and entrenchments on the Somme, France, during the First World War. Charles Bryant (1883-1937) began art lessons at the age of 9 and on leaving school worked as a cl
Painting of a convoy of Albion trucks passing through a war damaged landscape and rows of trees, on the Armentieres-Bailleul Road, Armentieres, Lys Area, on the Western Front during the First World Wa
Depicts a street scene with ruined and war damaged buildings at Neuve Eglise, on the Western Front in Belgium during the First World War. Charles Bryant (1883-1937) began art lessons at the age of 9 a
Depicts the flagstaff at Herbertshohe in New Britain, where the German flag was pulled down and the British flag hoisted in September 1914. Charles Bryant (1883-1937) began art lessons at the age of 9
Depicts the administration bungalow at Rabaul, New Guinea, which was used during the early part of the British military occupation. This painting is one of a number of the commissioned works Bryant pr
Depicts and number of buildings, including Government House, and the waterfront at Rabaul, New Guinea. This painting is one of a number of the commissioned works Bryant produced for Australian War Rec
