Nude in an armchair

Nude in an armchair
 1957

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
127.6 × 107.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: John Brack 57
Accession Number
3754-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
© Helen Brack
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Interiors
Subjects (specific)
armchairs green (colour) nudes (representations) pink colours rooms (interior spaces) seated figures side tables women (female humans)

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