Signed lower left
Oil on canvas
Image Size: 49x59cm
Frame Size: 85.5x76cm
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Born in Victoria in 1922, Crooke studied art at the Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne. Inspired by Gauguin, he has spent most of the post-war years painting among the islands off Northern Queensland. He is admired for his ability to catch the qualities of the light so characteristic of the tropics. He was appointed an official war artist in Vietnam in 1966. Crooke's work is represented in most state galleries and many private collections.