Accident
1960
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
60.9 × 122.0 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 (diagonally) in red paint l.r.: robert 60.
Accession Number
2023.159
Department
Australian Painting
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