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Eager bather

Eager bather
 1951

Medium
pen and brush and ink and wash
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
© Charles Blackman/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia Sydney
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and brush and ink and wash
Measurements
28.2 × 32.2 cm irreg. (image) 37.9 × 45.6 cm (sheet)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
© Charles Blackman/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia Sydney
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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