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The racecourse

Lucien SIMON
The racecourse
(Les Courses)
 (c. 1917-1918)

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
98.2 × 134.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
© Lucien Simon//ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.c.r.: LS (monogram) imon
inscribed in grey paint l.r.: LS (monogram) imon

Accession Number
1069-3

Department
International Painting

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited

Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Leisure, Games and Sport

Subjects (specific)
equestrians horse (species) horse racetracks horse racing racetracks (complexes) spectators (event observers) umbrellas

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