Visions of war 2 Accession Number: ART19706

Description

Depicts a man smoking a pipe seated right foreground and the fireplace extending to the far left. The two visionary scenes in the background of soldiers marching in snow and of a ruined catherdral. A full portrait of an Australian soldier in uniform stands to the far right of the composition.

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Accession Number
ART19706
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on plywood
Measurement
unframed: 25.4 cm x 35.2 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Date Made
1919
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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