Sidney Nolan (20th Century, Australian, 1917-1992), River Kwai Series, Original Signed & Editioned Colour Photolithograph, 92H x 72W cm (frame)

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- 72 H x 57 W cm (image); 92 H x 72 W cm (frame) - Editioned 49 of 99 lower left corner, signed lower right corner; both in pencil by artist and beneath image margin - Additionally work has initial N. lower left corner in plate - Original label (with damage) attached verso - This work was published in 1981 and released as part of a limited portfolio set of 9 reproductive prints titled 'The River Kwai Series' and printed by Pot Still Press, Sydney; this has possibly also been misspelled as 'Kuei' - The works draw upon the haunting imagery and history associated with the River Kwai in Thailand—famous for its World War II prisoner-of-war history and the Death Railway—tying into Nolan's broader engagement with military history, sacrifice, and the Australian experience - For more information about this artist, please see - https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/artists/nolan-sidney/ - Provenance - private collection downsizing - This work is very nicely framed; frame in good condition for age; some buckling to work under glass but otherwise overall very good condition