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The rabbiters

The rabbiters
 (1947)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
© Courtesy Russell Drysdale Estate
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
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
76.6 × 102.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: Russell Drysdale
Accession Number
1762-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
© Courtesy Russell Drysdale Estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
deserts hunting log (wood) men (male humans) rocks (landforms) shadows

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