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Port Philip Bay, wind and rain

Port Philip Bay, wind and rain
 1983

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by the National Gallery Women's Association, 1984
© John Firth-Smith
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
(1-2) 197.5 × 395.0 cm (overall)
Inscription
(1) inscribed in red crayon on reverse: JOHN FIRTH - SMITH / Firth - Smith / Melbourne 1983 / Panel #1 / "PORT PHILLIP BAY"/ TWO PANELS / 6'6" x 6'6"/ 6'6" x 13'TOTAL / OIL ON LINEN
(2) inscribed in red crayon on reverse: JOHN FIRTH - SMITH / Firth - Smith / Melbourne 1983 / PANEL 2 / "PORT PHILLIP BAY" / TWO PANELS / 6'6" x 6'6" / 6'6" x 13' TOTAL / OIL ON LINEN
Accession Number
AC7.1-2-1984
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by the National Gallery Women's Association, 1984
© John Firth-Smith
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)
Abstract Art Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
boats Phillip, Port (bay) rain sails (equipment) Victoria (state) weather wind (weather phenomena) yachts

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