The sweepers

The sweepers
 1946

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil and ink on canvas
Measurements
38.3 × 51.0 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black ink l.l.: Harald Vike 1946
Accession Number
1645-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
© The estate of Harald Vike
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)
Cityscapes Daily Life Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
brooms (maintenance tools) cities homes men (male humans) streets

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