W Grau (20th Century) Geneifa POW Camp, Suez, Egypt, signed and dated Egypt 1946 bottom right, oil on canvas, framed, measurements
Painted by a prisoner of war at the Geneifa camp, depicting a felucca sailing boat with buildings from the camp in the background- potentially the commander's house. Offered together with an aluminium plaque engraved 'To Lt Col. P.R. Thorburn with best wishes from his brother officers on relinquishing command of Geneifa, sub-depot, 5B.O.D, 31st December 1947 with signatures of 15 fellow officers.