Historical information

Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt was a German POW who used his artistic ability to paint several large mural caricatures while he was held at Camp 13 at Murchison. The technique he used was colourful house paint, painted directly onto the walls of the German mess hut, reading room and recreation hall in compound 13D. The paintings were completed over a duration of six years (1941-1946).

Physical description

Colour photo of a caricature painting by Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt depicting one Dutch man smoking a pipe, wearing a light blue top, patched brown trousers and clogs.