Study for The empty room
1957
Medium
pencil
Measurements
52.4 × 71.8 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs G. H. Hillas, Fellow, 1996
© Helen Brack
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.r.: John Brack / 57
Accession Number
1996.405
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Physical description
Depicts a thin, masculine-looking woman, naked with arms raised above her head, reclining on a couch which fills the space of the picture.
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