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Accession Number ART22893
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 81.2 cm x 102.3 cm x 8.5 cm; Unframed: 61.2 cm x 81.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Herman, Sali
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made January 1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A returning soldier and a woman embracing at the docks in Sydney as others leave the area to catch waiting buses. On the left a wounded serviceman sits while on the right, part of a troopship can be seen. Dock buildings are in the background.