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(Man shaving before mirror)

Helen OGILVIE
(Man shaving before mirror)
 (c. 1952)
illustration to Stolne and surreptitious verses by J. D. G. Medley. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1952

Medium
wood engraving on Japanese paper

Measurements
4.1 × 5.0 cm (image) 7.0 × 8.5 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from the artist, 1955
© Estate of the artist

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Edition
proof

Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Helen Ogilvie

Accession Number
3152.17-4

Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings

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Physical description
Headpiece illustration for Verses at a Party in Stolne and surreptitious verses by J.D.G. Medley, Melbourne, 1952.

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