Working drawing for the painting The Virgin enthroned
(c. 1950)
Medium
pencil, pen and coloured ink on three sheets
Measurements
(a) 43.8 × 19.7 cm irreg. (sheet)
(b) 43.6 × 27.4 cm irreg. (sheet)
(c) 43.6 × 20.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1951
© The Estate of Justin O’Brien. Courtesy of Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
(b) inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Justin O'Brien
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Working Drawing for: "The Virgin Enthroned"
Accession Number
2902.a-c-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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