The shooting of wild dogs

The shooting of wild dogs
 1958

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
91.4 × 137.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.r.: Clifton / JULY '58
inscribed in black fibre-tipped pen on reverse: "THE SHOOTING OF WILD DOGS" / CLIFTON PUGH / COTTLES BRIDGE / VICTORIA
Accession Number
A5-1987
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1987
© The family of Clifton Pugh
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Violence
Subjects (specific)
corpses (bodies) deaths dog (species) earth (colour)

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