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W. C. PIGUENIT
The Snowy River, New South Wales
(c. 1903)
Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1995
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Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
91.5 × 126.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint
l.l.:
'... PIGUENIT'
Accession Number
1995.45
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1995
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)
Landscapes
Nature
Subjects (specific)
boulder
fog
foothills
Hunters Hill (inhabited place)
mountain landscapes (visual works)
New South Wales (state)
rocks (landforms)
Snowy River (river)
Physical description
Shows upper reaches of the Snowy River,with the river tumbling over rocks in the lower centre, and mist rising from the valleys below the summit.
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