Willem C ("Wim") Kan; verso: Two head studies (one inverted) Accession Number: ART91838

Description

Right profile portrait of a man; abstract pencil sketch lower right corner. One of the prisoners at Nakom Paton was a Dutch humorist and actor, Willem Kan, nicknamed 'Wim'. Kan wrote five plays in the prison camp; they were performed first in Dutch and then in English. Chalker played roles in two of the Dutch productions, as well as in the English versions. Verso: upper image: head study; lower image: inverted right profile head study of man with moustache, wearing hat and glasses.

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Accession Number
ART91838
Maker
Jack Bridger Chalker
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal, pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 16.1 cm x 8 cm
Medium
charcoal, pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by Tattersall's Holdings Pty Ltd 2002
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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