The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In an interview of 13.4.1978 the artist stated that this work was related to 'Leda and the Swan' series which he was painting in New York at the same time. Re date - this work similar in style to 1961 dated 'Gallipoli soldier and flag' Acc 91346 cat. no. 144. Impression of figure standing among rocks, large bird flying past, refers to Greek myth of Leda and the swan, and by extension to the Anzacs and the Trojan war; one of Leda's daughters was Helen of Troy. The work was presented in memory of the artist's brother Raymond who drowned in 1945 on returning from military service at the end of the Second World War.
Gallipoli landscape with body, sea and bird. In interview 13 April 1978 Nolan stated that this work relates to the 'Leda and Swan' series that he was working on at the same time in New York. The body
A small soldier in hat standing amongst rocks with a body to the right. Above the figures is a flag of blue, red and orange. In an interview of 13.4.1978 the artist stated that this work was related t
Crouching soldier wearing plumed hat. In both technique and style, Gallipoli is similar to works created by Nolan in the late 1950s for the Leda and the swan series. In both series Nolan explores myt
The first panel of a diptych. A group of figures in the water, one wearing a plumed hat and corporals stripes (referring to links between Anzacs and Homeric wars). Sprawled across the vast panels of t
The second panel of a diptych. A group of figures in the water, one wearing a plumed hat and corporals stripes (referring to links between Anzacs and Homeric wars). Sprawled across the vast panels of
Gallipoli landscape with figure diving into the water. the lifeless figure seems to be submerged in murky water. Nolan stated in an interview (13 April 1978) that the lifeless floating figures in the
