Study of an iris from Lone Pine

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Lone Pine
Accession Number ART29586
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 22.2 x 14.3 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour over pencil on paper
Maker Westwood, Bryan
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1990
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Copyright

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Description

Bryan Westwood travelled to Gallipoli in 1990 on a pilgrimage with a group of First World War veterans in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli. Westwood saw this iris at dawn at Lone Pine and was moved by its beauty.