The Sorrento smile Accession Number: ART90423

Description

Depicts an illustration of an Australian soldier sitting at a table with a woman, only her skirt and leg/shoe is visible. A bottle of wine and two wine glasses are on the table. An arrow points from the soldier's insignia on his arm to a pencilled version to the right. A kangaroo is hopping across the page holding a rifle over its shoulder.

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Accession Number
ART90423
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal and watercolour and gouache on brown cardboard
Measurement
sheet: 33.6 x 20.6 cm
Medium
charcoal and watercolour and gouache on brown cardboard
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented 1992
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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