Head study (Lieutenant Colin Wade) Accession Number: ART22866

Description

Depicts a portrait of SX2610 Lieutenant Colin Angus Wade, 6th Cavalry Regiment; 2/9th Armoured Regiment, Giarabub, North African campaign Sollum, 2 Australian Imperial Force. The artist had a chance meeting with the officer who was on his way back from the front line service, Libya.

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Accession Number
ART22866
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard
Measurement
framed: 83.8 cm x 74 cm
Overall: 58.2 cm x 48 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1941
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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