On the quay, Boulogne, waiting for hospital ship Accession Number: ART00170

Description

Depicts a number of vehicles on the dock at Boulogne, Pas de Calaise, France, waiting for hospital ships during the First World War.

Charles Bryant (1883-1937) had some early art lessons before beginning his career 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 he was appointed as an Official War Artist, attached to the 2nd Division AIF working in France. His commission was terminated in December 1918 and he returned to Australia in 1921 where he undertook further work for Australian War Records. 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 Australian troops. From 1924 to 1930, Bryant ran a paint shop in Manly where he was a founder of the Manly Art Gallery in 1924. In 1925 he was commissioned to paint the United States fleet in Sydney Harbour for presentation to the President of the USA.

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Accession Number
ART00170
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas board
Measurement
framed: 30 cm x 35.6 cm
unframed: 20.2 cm x 25.4 cm
Medium
oil on canvas board
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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