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(Sorrento I)

(Sorrento I)
 (1942)

Medium
gouache on cardboard
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lyn Williams AC and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2025
© Estate of Fred Williams
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
gouache on cardboard
Measurements
32.9 × 46.5 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Fred Williams
inscribed in black pencil on reverse u.c.: Fred Williams Diamond Bay / "Sorrento" / first gouache
inscribed (inverted) in black paint on reverse l.c.: LANDSCAPE / FWILLIAMS
Accession Number
2025.49
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lyn Williams AC and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2025
© Estate of Fred Williams
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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