The fair haired girl
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
74.0 × 56.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint u.r.: WATSON
inscribed in black paint on reverse: "THE FAIR HAIRED GIRL" / DOUGLAS WATSON / 50 GUINEAS (50 GUINEAS underlined)
Accession Number
1675-4
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
dark (colour attribute) thinking women (female humans)
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