Sighted Barrier Reef, Townsville to Port Moresby
1944
Medium
pencil
Measurements
25.0 × 30.5 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1974
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.r.: sighted Barrier / reef 6.10 AM / 20.12.44 / TOWNSVILLE TO / PORT MORESBY (all in a circle)
(various other pencil inscriptions which describe colours of the scene depicted)
Accession Number
P104-1974
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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