Two children

Two children
 (1945-1946)

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
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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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