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The breath of spring
1919
Penleigh BOYD
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
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)
Nature
Subjects (specific)
Acacia (genus)
peace
rivers
seasons
trees
Victoria (state)
Warrandyte (inhabited place)
yellow (colour)
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