Oenpelli

Oenpelli
 (1955)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
91.6 × 137.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: LAWRENCE - M - DAWS
Accession Number
3188-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1955
© Courtesy of the artist
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)
Arnhem Land geometric shape human figures (visual works) indigenous people linear forms lines (artistic concept) Northern Territory (territory)
Movements
Abstract (general art genre)

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