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Turnip diggers

Turnip diggers
 (1948-1951)

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
34.3 × 48.5 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Fred Williams
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: TURNIP DIGGER / Fred Williams / 48?
inscribed in black paint on reverse u.r.: TURNIP D / SALI / 443 BO
Accession Number
2025.58
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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