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Constructive painting

Constructive painting
 1948

Medium
oil on cardboard
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Grace Crowley, 1981
© Ralph Balson Estate
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on cardboard
Measurements
106.8 × 71.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in green paint l.l: R. Balson - / 48
Accession Number
A5-1981
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Grace Crowley, 1981
© Ralph Balson Estate
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Nonrepresentational Art
Subjects (specific)
flat (form attributes) geometric abstraction geometric shape patterns (design elements) rectangles repetition (artistic concept) shape (form attribute)

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Essay
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