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A Sydney wharf

A Sydney wharf
 1895

Medium
oil on wood panel
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1948
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on wood panel
Measurements
13.1 × 34.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Balmoral, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.r.: J. R. ASHTON / 95
inscribed (vertically) in pen and ink on reverse l.c.l.: A Sydney Wharf
Accession Number
1913-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1948
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Marines and Seascapes Structures
Subjects (specific)
boats coastal landscapes mountains New South Wales (state) oceans piers (marine landings) reflections (perceived properties) Sydney (inhabited place)
Movements
Australian Impressionism

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