| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART22865 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 73 x 83 cm; unframed: 48.1 x 57.8 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil, black pencil on canvas on hardboard |
| Maker |
Hele, Ivor |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Central Square, Tobruk
Description
Buildings in the main square in Tobruk soon after Allied troops had taken the town; on the left is a church. The colours are the dry reds of the desert sand.