Nude in high back chair

Nude in high back chair
 1974

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
163.5 × 115.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: John Brack 1974
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on paper label on reverse c.: 'NUDE IN HIGH BACKED CHAIR' / OIL ON CANVAS / 162 x 114 cm
Accession Number
A11-1975
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
© 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 Interiors
Subjects (specific)
armchairs chairs (furniture forms) flesh pink (colour) nudes (representations) rooms (interior spaces) seated figures shoes (footwear) women (female humans)

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