Räkay #2 Eliachoris dulcis – Water Chestnut
2013-2014
Medium
watercolour, pencil and brush and ink
Measurements
75.0 × 100.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Roderick Carnegie in memory of his wife Carmen through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2016
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.l.: John Wolseley 2013–2014
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.c.: Räkay (Dhuwa) Eliachoris dulcis. ‘Water chestnut’ / Ŋgatha räkayma dhanu walna wekarranumi ga dulpumi
Accession Number
2016.958
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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