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Ship

Ship
 1987

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Max Joffee, 1990
© Estate of the artist
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
159.8 × 199.2 cm
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.r.: J. Bergner 78 (Yosl Bergner in Yiddish)
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: Yosl Bergner / "SHIP" 25 (25 in a circle) "(ship in Yiddish)"
Accession Number
AC5-1990
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Max Joffee, 1990
© Estate of the artist
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
angels (spirits) boats night oceans seas suffering

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