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Tree portrait

Tree portrait
 (1947)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
© The Estate of Dorothy Thornhill
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
40.8 × 51.2 cm irreg.
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: DOROTHY THORNHILL
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: '47
inscribed in ink on paper label on reverse: "TREE PORTRAIT" / DOROTHY THORNHILL / 302 JERSEY RD WOOLLAHRA / PRICE 25 GNS
Accession Number
1764-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
© The Estate of Dorothy Thornhill
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)
Botanical Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
branches (plant components) Eucalyptus (genus) olive green trees

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