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The springtime of life (The goose girl)

The springtime of life (The goose girl)
 (1887-1894)

Medium
oil on canvas on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Bryan Raymond Cotter, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas on canvas
Measurements
33.5 × 23.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
(Australia); (New Zealand)
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in blue paint l.l.: GP (monogram) Nerli
Accession Number
2019.35
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Bryan Raymond Cotter, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
beaches couples flowers (plant components) hats men (male humans) sand turkey (genus) women (female humans)

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Essay
Constance Jenkins, her painting Friendly critics and the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship

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