Painting ID:: 80111
from Gaba Tepe The promontory of Gaba Tepe was occupied by Turkish forces during the Battle of Gallipoli. Anzac Cove lies between the two small headlands at the left of the painting.
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George W.Lambert Russia-born Australian portrait painter
1873 - 1930
Australian painter, draughtsman and sculptor. He lived for a period in Europe and emigrated to Australia in 1887. He trained under Julian Rossi Ashton, gaining early recognition for his draughtsmanship. In 1901 he studied in Paris at the Acad?mie Colarossi under Auguste Del?cluse (b 1855). He was strongly influenced by the work of Diego Vel?zquez and Edouard Manet. The work of Sandro Botticelli later inspired him to paint in a high key and with an enhanced realism, as in Important People (1914; Sydney, A.G. NSW). He lived in England from 1902 to 1921 from Gaba Tepe The promontory of Gaba Tepe was occupied by Turkish forces during the Battle of Gallipoli. Anzac Cove lies between the two small headlands at the left of the painting.
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