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The swimming pool

The swimming pool
 (1925)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
© Estate of Charles Wheeler
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
51.0 × 61.1 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: C Wheeler
Accession Number
1772-3
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
© Estate of Charles Wheeler
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Leisure, Games and Sport
Subjects (specific)
nudity reflections (perceived properties) swimmers swimming pools women (female humans)
Frame
Original, by John Thallon, Melbourne, possibly recycled

Frame

Frames in this Louis XV revival style appear on paintings over a long time span.

Frame Details

Framemaker
John Thallon
Melbourne
Date
1896-1908
Materials

The frame is made using composition ornament on a wooden chassis.  The surface is matte gilded with false gold throughout.  Fine textured fabric has been applied to the inner scotia to replicate a fine net base.

Frame Condition

Good original condition throughout.

Dimensions
65.0 x 75.3 x 5.0 cm; sight 49.5 x 59.7 cm

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Essay
Constance Jenkins, her painting Friendly critics and the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship

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