Approaching bushfire
(1968)
Medium
gouache
Measurements
57.2 × 76.0 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the H. J. Heinz II Charitable and Family Trust, Governor, and the Utah Foundation, Fellow, 1980
© Estate of Fred Williams
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint (in image) l.r.: Fred Williams
Accession Number
AC5-1980
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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