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The North wind

The North wind
 (c. 1888)

Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1941
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Measurements
91.9 × 152.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
1119-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1941
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Daily Life Human Figures Travel
Subjects (specific)
dirt roads dust-storms horse-drawn vehicles journeys men (male humans) north wind wind (weather phenomena) women (female humans)
Movements
Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School
Frame
Reproduction, 1985

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