| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
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| Accession Number | ART91351 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 52.2 x 63.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | textile dye, coloured crayon on coated paper |
| Maker |
Nolan, Sidney |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 21 November 1961 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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[Body in landscape, sea and bird]
Description
Gallipoli landscape with body, sea and bird. In interview 13 April 1978 Nolan stated that this work relates to the 'Leda and Swan' series that he was working on at the same time in New York. The body and bird in the seascape refers to the Greek myth of Leda and the swan, and by extension to the Anzacs and the Trojan war. One of Leda's daughters was Helen of Troy. The work was presented in memory of the artist's brother Raymond who was drowned in 1945 on returning from military service at the end of the Second World War.