Cocking an ear

Cocking an ear
 (1948)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
38.5 × 38.6 cm
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: J. Brack
inscribed in blue pencil on reverse of frame u.c.: JOHN BRACK - NAT. GALLERY / "COCKING AN EAR TO LISTEN" - PORTRAIT - 12 GNS
Accession Number
A42-1983
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the National Gallery Society of Victoria Century Fund, 1983
© Helen Brack
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)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
eyes (animal components) faces (animal components) hearing (sense) perception senses

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