study for 'Taking Old Vickers Position, Bobdubi Ridge, 28 July 1943'

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Accession Number ART90339
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 56.2 x 38.5 cm (irreg)
Object type Work on paper
Physical description red conte crayon on paper
Maker Hele, Ivor
Place made New Guinea1, New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Bobdubi
Date made 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Study for 'Taking Old Vickers Position, Bobdubi Ridge, 28 July 1943'. The nature of this work suggests that the artist drew it in his studio as a study for the large canvas, perhaps using a model to pose for him. However, it is possible that the work was drawn earlier, as the decision made in December 1959 to commission Hele to paint the large canvas was based on the fact that he already had sketches of the scene in his possession (File: 895/002/067).