Two solitary mystics

Two solitary mystics
 1956

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
76.4 × 91.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: Shannon 56
Accession Number
3429-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
© 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
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Daily Life Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
benches (furniture) men (male humans) newspapers parks (public recreation areas) reading (activity) seated figures

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