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The breath of spring

The breath of spring
 1919

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1919
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
122.0 × 153.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Warrandyte, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: Penleigh Boyd / 1919
Accession Number
976-3
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1919
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Nature
Subjects (specific)
Acacia (genus) peace rivers seasons trees Victoria (state) Warrandyte (inhabited place) yellow (colour)

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Essay
The lost art of Federation: Australia’s quest for modernism

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