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Study of pink silk

Study of pink silk
 (1860s)

Medium
oil on paper
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1891
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on paper
Measurements
63.0 × 39.6 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Bavaria, Germany
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse of mount: "Study of Pink Silk" / Folingsby
Accession Number
p.393.20-1
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1891
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Still Lifes Textile
Subjects (specific)
cloth drapery (representations) folds green colours pink (colour) silk (textile) studies (visual works)
Frame
Reproduction, 2008, based on original frame contemporary with the painting

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