Medium
oil on cardboard on composition board
Measurements
23.2 × 19.6 cm (cardboard) 23.8 × 20.2 cm (composition board)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1962
© William Dobell/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed in yellow paint l.r.: DOBELL
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen on paper tape on reverse: The Red Carnation
Accession Number
1092-5
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
busts (general, figures) cigars collars (neckwear) flowers (plant components) men (male humans) suits (main garments)
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