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Drought (Arkaba)

Drought (Arkaba)
 1929

Medium
watercolour
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
© Hans Heysen Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
watercolour
Measurements
(23.8 × 39.6 cm) (image)
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint (in image) l.l.: HANS HEYSEN. 29.
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.r.: INANAKA april 1929
Accession Number
1767-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
© Hans Heysen Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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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