Tag: ANZAC

‘The bomber’ captures the athleticism and bravery of a WWI soldier

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   21 Apr 2020

Based on drawings made in the field, Web Gilbert’s (1867-1925) The bomber c.1915-21 depicts a First World War figure of a grenade-throwing soldier. The swinging leverage of the soldier’s outstretched arms practically rotates above the power and stability of his climbing stride. With this strong and balanced stance, Gilbert at once captures the athleticism and…

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Ben Quilty’s ‘Sergeant P, after Afghanistan’ captures the sitter’s raw physicality

Posted by Peter McKay   ●   27 Sep 2019

In October 2011, Ben Quilty toured with Australian troops as an official war artist for the Australian War Memorial, part of its scheme to document the experiences of Australians deployed to the frontline in Afghanistan. Quilty’s Sergeant P, after Afghanistan 2012 is a brave attempt to capture the intensity of experience felt by soldiers involved…

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Ben Quilty’s ‘Captain Kate Porter, after Afghanistan’ is a picture of strength

Posted by Peter McKay   ●   28 Jun 2019

Ben Quilty is one of Australia’s most visible and most recognisable contemporary artists — known equally as well for his numerous humanitarian activities as for his ambitious impasto paintings. Quilty first came to attention for his images dealing with the risk-taking behaviour that he and his young male cohort would engage in — excessive drinking,…

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From the battlefield to the home front: Conservation secrets revealed

Posted by Kate Wilson   ●   31 Jul 2014

George W. (Washington) Lambert was commissioned by the Australian Government and concentrated on set-piece battlefield paintings in Palestine & Turkey. Conservation on one of these works, Walk (An incident at Romani) 1919-22 has involved examination and removal of a discoloured dirt and grime layer from the picture surface. Lambert served as an Official World War One artist…

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George W Lambert’s ‘War composition’, a memory of World War One

Posted by Michael Hawker   ●   22 Apr 2014

Australian war artists have made a rich contribution to Australian art, while playing a significant role in Australia’s interpretation of its wartime history. One of Australia’s earliest and most respected was George W. Lambert, who produced a number of notable war works, including Walk (An incident at Romani) 1919–22, which was commissioned and gifted to…

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Remembering Captain Hugh Knyvett

Posted by Michael Hawker   ●   22 Apr 2013

Hugh Knyvett Hugh Knyvett was born in South Brisbane, Queensland on 15 September 1886. Shortly before World War One commenced he was a Home Missionary for the Presbyterian Church at Longreach. Enlisting as a private, he was an Intelligence Officer for the RAAF’s No.1 Squadron and the 15th Australian Infantry Battalion. Knyvett trained in Egypt,…

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