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After work

After work
 1958

Medium
oil on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria as the winner of The John McCaughey Memorial Prize, 1959
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
83.9 × 111.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in orange paint l.r.: Counihan / '58
inscribed in brush and ink on paper label on reverse u.l.: "AFTER WORK" / NOEL COUNIHAN / 30. LOGAN ST / CANTERBURY E. 7. / Price. 125gns
Accession Number
311-5
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria as the winner of The John McCaughey Memorial Prize, 1959
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
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)
Daily Life Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
beer (beverage) cash registers coats (garments) drinking hats men (male humans) pubs three-quarter views

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