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A study in grey

A study in grey
 1900

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Hugh McCubbin, 1960
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
228.6 × 106.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: F McCubbin / 1900
Accession Number
708-5
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Hugh McCubbin, 1960
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Costume Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
evening dresses (garments) full-length figures gloves night three-quarter views women (female humans) wooded landscapes
Movements
Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School

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