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(Study for portrait of Anne Purves)

(Study for portrait of Anne Purves)
 (c. 1958)

Medium
pencil
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Helen Brack, 2011
© Helen Brack
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pencil
Measurements
57.4 × 40.0 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Study for Portrait of Anne Purvis
Accession Number
2011.502
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Helen Brack, 2011
© Helen Brack
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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