Place | Oceania: Australia, Western Australia |
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Accession Number | ART23940 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | unframed: 39.4 x 45.2 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas |
Maker |
Norton, Frank |
Place made | At sea |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
RAN minesweeper at sea
Description
Looking for'ard from wheelhouse of HMAS "Alfie Cam" in very heavy weather off the West Australian coast. It was so rough that it was impossible to sweep, the vessels returning to habour with seas behind them. (Artist was very seasick!).