Mersa Matruh. View of the desert
(1941-1942)
Medium
watercolour and pen and ink
Measurements
25.0 × 59.8 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British Government, 1948
© The Estate of Edward Bawden
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
North Africa
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in pen and brown ink l.r.: Edward Bawden
Accession Number
1833-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
deserts dunes Egypt (nation) flat landscapes Sahara (desert) sand sand areas
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