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Aby ALTSON
Inspiration
 1899

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
131.5 × 98.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: ABBEY ALTSON / 1899

Accession Number
2019.674

Department
Australian Painting

Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures

Subjects (specific)
costume (mode of fashion) flowers (plant components) grass inspiration men (male humans) personification wings (animal components) women (female humans)

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