Medium
pen and brush and ink and wash
Measurements
28.2 × 32.2 cm irreg. (image) 37.9 × 45.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
© Charles Blackman/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia Sydney
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen (in image) l.l.: Blackman 51
inscriebd in pencil on reverse l.c.: Eager Bather
Accession Number
1717-5
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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