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Marsupial mother
George BROWNING
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
oil on paper on cardboard
Measurements
20.0 × 27.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint
l.l.:
G. Browning
inscribed in pen and ink on paper label on reverse
c.:
GEORGE BROWNING / 99 CAMPBELL ST HEATHMONT, VIC. / WU 7077 / MARSUPIAL MOTHER
Accession Number
347-5
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1959
© 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
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Animals
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bandicoot
marsupials
mothers
shelters (single built works)
tunnels
underground (positional attribute)
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