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The letter
1926
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Measurements
- 81.0 × 65.3 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Paris, France
- Inscription
- inscribed in light brown paint l.l.: Agnes GOODSiR / 1926
- Accession Number
- 1779-4
- Department
- Australian Painting
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of the artist, 1947
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation - Gallery location
- Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia - About this work
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Agnes Goodsir studied at the Bendigo School of Mines and Industries before moving to Paris in 1899. After holding a sale of her work in Bendigo to finance her travels abroad, Goodsir found herself consumed by Parisian life, establishing a reputation for her portraiture and still life painting. The letter was completed the same year Goodsir was invited to become a member of the Salon Nationale des Beaux-Arts, only the second Australian women to receive this honour. It is believed the figure in this painting is Rachel Dunn, her model and companion.
