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Goat and cactus

Goat and cactus
 (c. 1955)

Medium
watercolour
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / 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
(30.0 × 24.8 cm) (image)
Inscription
inscribed in pencil and ink (in image) l.c.: H.
Accession Number
3366-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / 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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