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Tree portrait
(1947)
Dorothy THORNHILL
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
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Not on display
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branches (plant components)
Eucalyptus (genus)
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