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In summer we checked the water troughs

In summer we checked the water troughs
 (1992)
illustration for My Farm by Alison Lester, published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1992, p. [2]

Medium
watercolour, pen and ink and gouache
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
© Alison Lester
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
watercolour, pen and ink and gouache
Measurements
6.2 × 12.9 cm (image) 9.7 × 14.6 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.r.: Alison Lester
Accession Number
2014.602
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
© Alison Lester
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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