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Two children

Two children
 (1945-1946)

Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
© Courtesy Russell Drysdale Estate
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Measurements
60.6 × 50.8 cm
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.r.: Russell Drysdale
Accession Number
1622-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
© 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
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
boys children (people by age group) dresses (garments) girls heads (representations)

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