Study for Collins St.

Study for Collins St.
 1955

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
38.0 × 89.0 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: John Brack 55
Accession Number
3303-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
© National Gallery of Victoria
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
Subjects (specific)
faces (animal components) hats heads (representations) men (male humans) people (agents) spectacles (eyeglasses) white collar workers women (female humans)

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