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The trumpeter

The trumpeter
 (1957)

Medium
steel, brass
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dean Keep and Jeromie Maver through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2025
© Clement Meadmore/VAGA, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Gallery 12
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
steel, brass
Measurements
33.0 × 13.3 × 18.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2025.37
Department
Australian Sculpture
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dean Keep and Jeromie Maver through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2025
© Clement Meadmore/VAGA, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Gallery 12
Level 2, NGV Australia

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