On convoy

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Accession Number ART22143
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 56.2 cm x 62.5 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made November 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts a troopship in convoy at sea. Mainwaring was sent to New Guinea in May 1943 on probation for appointment as an official artist. Following his return to Australia in October, he completed this work before being sent back to New Guinea a year later as an official war artist.