Hero
(1959)
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
68.5 × 91.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Robert Rooney, 2023
© Estate of Robert Rooney
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: Robert. 1959.
inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on revese l.l.: Robert RooNey (…illeg.) BrooMField Road Hawthorn
Accession Number
2023.158
Department
Australian Painting
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