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Tree forms

Russell DRYSDALE (designer), SILK AND TEXTILE PRINTERS, Sydney (manufacturer)
Tree forms
 1947

Medium
screenprinted wool

Measurements
91.0 × 94.0 cm (selvedge to selvedge)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Sir Joseph Burke, 1979
© Courtesy Russell Drysdale Estate

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
printed along the selvedge: TREE FORMS DESIGN BY DRYSDALE STP ART

Accession Number
D75G-1979

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Cream ground with pinks/browns/yellow/black desert landscape with tree forms and figures.

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