page_title: Max Germaine
hierarchical_section_title: Max Germaine
caption_attribution_description: English: Pre-surrender discussions aboard HMAS Vendetta. Original caption: AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. LIEUTENANT E. GERMAINE, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, HOLDING THE SWORDS AND DIRKS OF THE JAPANESE ENVOYS DURING PRE- SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA AT A SEA RENDEZVOUS OFF RABAUL BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY, AND GENERAL H. IMAMURA, COMMANDER EIGHTH AREA ARMY.
context_page_description: Max Germaine was an Australian fine art dealer and writer about art and artists. A founding director of Sotheby's Australia, he is best known for his 650-page Artists & Galleries of Australia which lists nearly 2000 established artists, and Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia.
context_section_description: Max Germaine (1914, Melbourne, Australia – 12 July 2006, Sydney) was an Australian fine art dealer and writer about art and artists. A founding director of Sotheby's Australia, he is best known for his 650-page Artists & Galleries of Australia (1984/90) which lists nearly 2000 established artists, and Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia (1991).
caption: Lieutenant M. Germaine, holding the swords and dirks of the Japanese envoys during pre-surrender of Japan discussions aboard HMAS Vendetta.
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