[Gallipoli landscape VII]

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number ART91303
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description crayon rubbing, textile dye on coated paper
Maker Nolan, Sidney
Place made France: Paris
Date made 1 April 1958
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

The landscape is textured and appears scarred and ravaged through the use of Nolan's rubbing technique. Nolan had visited museums in Athens and seen many Ancient Greek sculptures and artifacts. The rubbing seems to refer to the style of hieroglyphic bas-relief sculpture.