Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
183.0 × 182.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Moët & Chandon Art Acquisition Fund, Governor, 1989
© Stephen Bush/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed in black pencil on reverse: Stephen Bush 12/5/89 23/6/89 / "L.L.The wish being the father to the thought"
Accession Number
AC6-1989
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Concepts and Ideas Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
explorers heads (representations) landscapes (representations) Leichhardt, Ludwig monochrome observation rocks (landforms) sculpture (visual works)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)
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