
The work depicts a soldier in a greatcoat on a railway bench with his girlfriend asleep on his shoulder. They wait in the dark for the milk train that will take him away. It is almost certainly auto-biographical as Scott was separated from his wife Mary in 1942 after he joined the Royal Engineers. Scott's wartime paintings were either a visualisation of his own inner feelings or his experiences as a soldier.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Soldier and Girl Sleeping, 1942
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
41 x 51 cm
Grant
23210
Total cost
69631

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