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The night bird

Janet DAWSON
The night bird
(L' oiseau de nuit)
 1960

Medium
colour lithograph

Measurements
58.6 × 49.2 cm irreg. (image) 76.2 × 56.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the artist under the terms of the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship, 1961
© Janet Dawson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Edition
ed. 23/35

Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 23/35 L'Oiseau de Nuit
inscribed in pencil l.r.: J. Dawson '60

Accession Number
808-5

Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings

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Exhibition
The Field Revisited
Exhibition
Mid-Century Modern

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