You beaut country: Landscape crawling

You beaut country: Landscape crawling
 2016

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
170.0 × 180.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Bowral, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: John Olsen / 016
inscribed in black chalk on reverse u.l.: “ Landscape Crawling” / John Olsen (O underlined) 016
Accession Number
2017.227
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Olsen AO OBE through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
© Estate of John Olsen/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
colours (hues or tints) lines (artistic concept)

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