Inspiration
1899
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
131.5 × 98.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: ABBEY ALTSON / 1899
Accession Number
2019.674
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
costume (mode of fashion) flowers (plant components) grass inspiration men (male humans) personification wings (animal components) women (female humans)
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