We inhabit the corrosive littoral of habit
1940
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Anonymous gift, 1941
© The Gleeson O’Keefe Foundation
- Gallery location
- Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Anonymous gift, 1941
© The Gleeson O’Keefe Foundation
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Level 2, NGV Australia
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