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Land of the golden fleece

Land of the golden fleece
 1926

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of W. C. C. Cain, 1950
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
49.8 × 75.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in ochre paint l.l.: A STREETON
inscribed in ochre paint l.r.: 1926 WILLAURA
Accession Number
2333-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of W. C. C. Cain, 1950
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Agriculture Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
agricultural land domestic sheep (species) grazing areas livestock mountains plains (landforms) Victoria (state) Willaura (inhabited place)
Movements
Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School
Frame
By John Thallon Co. (Ted Burman), Melbourne

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