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Title

Portrait of Robert Klippel in naval uniform

1940

Artist

Nikolai Ross Studio

1932 – 1946

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Sydney → New South Wales → Australia
    Date
    1940
    Media category
    Photograph
    Materials used
    gelatin silver photograph
    Dimensions
    13.2 x 8.2 cm image; 13.7 x 8.4 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Dated bot c., verso, blue ink "1940".

    Credit
    National Art Archive. Gift of Andrew Klippel 2017. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    ARC409.1.7
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Nikolai Ross Studio

    Works in the collection

    2

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  • About

    Robert Klippel joined the Navy in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War. He spent time as a seaman on a minesweeper and as a gunner on a tanker.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Sydney

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

    • James Gleeson, Robert Klippel, Kensington, 1983, plate 3. illustrated

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