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Peter Purves Smith
West Africa 1948
oil on canvas
71.6 × 92.1 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1949
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West Africa
1948
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
71.6 × 92.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1949
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sassafras, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: PURVES SMITH 1948
Accession Number
2092-4
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes Military and Warfare
Subjects (specific)
jlaleb men (male humans) military uniforms soldiers West Africa (general region) women (female humans) World War II (global war, 1939-1945)