Hellfire Corner

Hellfire Corner
 (1917)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
36.0 × 48.9 cm (image) 36.4 × 49.2 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Belgium
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support reverse u.r.: E 1889 / 1B (in a circle)
stamped in ink on support reverse c.: AUSTRA(...illeg.) / (...illeg.) / (...illeg.) MELBOURNE / COPYRIGHT / Prosecution will follow / infringement.
stamped (diagonally) in ink on support reverse c.: (...illeg.)TRALIAN / (...illeg.) / COPYRIGHT / Prosecution will follow / infringement.
inscribed (inverted) in pencil on support reverse c.r.: (...illeg.) 3 / 919 / A / 783 (underlined) / ___
Accession Number
2008.365
Department
Australian Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Road leading through barren, war-torn fields. Horses with soldiers on road. Sign to the side roads "Hellfire Corner".

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