Sketch for No. 129

Accession Number ART26214
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 34.1 x 52.9 cm; Image: 29.8 x 47.6 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour and conte crayon on paper
Maker Moore, Alan
Place made Belgium: Melsbroek
Date made 25 April 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This drawing is a sketch for the final painting 'Anzac Day Service'. It features 464 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force participating in an Anzac Day Service in 1945 at a base outside of Brussels, Belgium. Men are gathered in a large semi-circle, while the Service is being conducted by a chaplain. The men stand with their heads bowed and arms behind their backs. In the background aircraft are flying by, carrying former prisoners of war from Germany to England.

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