Night patrol: head of Gallipoli soldier Accession Number: ART91446

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Head of Gallipoli soldier on night patrol, wearing hat; face in shadow, dark background. The form of the soldier is blurred and undefined. This work is one of the last of the 'Gallipoli' series paintings and has been painted on canvas, a support Nolan did not use very often with the 'Gallipoli series'.

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Accession Number
ART91446
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Measurement
Framed: 155.8 cm x 125.8 cm
Unframed: 152.2 cm x 121.7 cm
Medium
polyvinyl acetate on canvas
Date Made
1978
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by the artist in memory of his brother Raymond 1978
Copyright
AWM copyright

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