Place | Europe: Greece, Crete, Retimo |
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Accession Number | ART23866 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 45.4 x 60 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas |
Maker |
Dargie, William |
Place made | Greece: Crete |
Date made | 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Colour note for painting of Rethymnon
Description
Rethymnon is discribed in the Official History of the War as "Retimo". Considerable fighting took place in this area in 1941 in which Australians and New Zealand evacuated from Greece, took part. The view is from the west, Crete.