Kerzaz Sahara 1940
Object numberM2008/028:016
TitleKerzaz Sahara 1940
Creatorunknown (artist)
DescriptionColour drawing of Kerzaz, Algeria (Sahara), 1940, showing a view of the desert and palm trees. Kerzaz is located in the Bechar region of Algeria, North Africa. The drawing was found among papers of the late Alfred Hofbauer, who served in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa in 1940. The artist's signature is illegible (looks like Manning?) but was possibly Hofbauer's friend and co-leggionaire. Alfred Hofbauer was born in 1913 in Vienna and found refuge in France c. 1938. He escaped to Switzerland c. 1939, joined the French Foreign Legion 1939/1940, then the Pioneer Corps, British Army in 1943. He fought in North Africa and Italy in World War II and came to Australia in 1946.
Production placeKerzaz, Algeria
Production date circa 1940
Object namedrawings
Dimensions
- width: 320.00 mm
height: 210.00 mm
Language
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred Hofbauer via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2026