The green light (man)

The green light (man)
 1964

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
96.6 × 129.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: John Brack 64
Accession Number
AC1-1990
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs Elizabeth Summons MBE, Fellow, 1990
© Helen Brack
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
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
angular (shape) eyeglasses green (colour) men (male humans)

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