Soldiers resting Accession Number: ART28613

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A group of soldiers are depicted resting, with their hats on and rifles beside them, under a palm tree. Other troops can be seen walking in the distance.
N78097 Sergeant Arthur Harold Ballment, Lance Sergeant, 1 Pioneer Training Battalion, was a self taught artist. Ballment recorded the activities of Australian soldiers in various locations within Australia during the Second World War. The pigments used in his works were made from bark, leaves and various other natural material found by the artist in the areas at which he painted.

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Accession Number
ART28613
Artist
Harold Ballment
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: bark pigment, watercolour with pen, ink and pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 38.2 cm x 53.3 cm
Medium
bark pigment, watercolour with pen, ink and pencil on paper
Date Made
1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1981
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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