The hobby horse
(early 1950s)
Medium
watercolour, oil pastel and gouache
Measurements
(33.3 × 36.8 cm) (image)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1952
© the artist's estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint (in image) l.l.: Arthur Nichol
inscribed in black paint on reverse c.: 'THE HOBBY HORSE' / ARTHUR NICHOL / 12 GNS. (underlined)
Accession Number
2979-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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