Kerzaz Sahara 1940
InventarnummerM2008/028:018
TitelKerzaz Sahara 1940
Herstellerunknown (artist)
BeschreibungColour drawing of Kerzaz, Algeria (Sahara), 1940, showing the town from afar. 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 signature is illegible (begins with an M?) 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.
EntstehungsortKerzaz, Algeria
Datum circa 1940
SchlagwortWorld War II (1939-1945), drawing (art), scenic locations, town views, deserts
Objektbezeichnungdrawings
Format
- width: 320.00 mm
height: 210.00 mm
Sprache
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred Hofbauer via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2024