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Fire escape

Fire escape
 1956

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
© The Estate of Michael Shannon and Charles Nodrum Gallery
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
76.4 × 61.5 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: Shannon 56
Accession Number
3684-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
© The Estate of Michael Shannon and Charles Nodrum Gallery
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Daily Life Structures
Subjects (specific)
apartment houses fire escapes multistorey buildings stairs urban areas

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