| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Sydney Harbour |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART93067 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 64 x 81.6 cm; unframed: 49 x 67 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Promenade, Farm Cove
Description
Promenade, Farm Cove, depicts a group of people spending leisure time around the foreshore of Sydney Harbour. Included in this scene is a lone soldier walking among the group in his uniform. A certain gentleness, pride and intrigue surround what appears to be a young soldier depicted in the work. Watson himself would have been 23 when he painted this work; he became an official war artist in November of this same year and would have had a definite sympathy for other young soldiers in Sydney.