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The runaway
1891
Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Measurements
88.6 × 91.7 cm (canvas) 89.6 × 92.6 cm (composition board)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Mobil Oil Australia Limited, Fellow, 1980
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.r.: F McCubbin / 1891
Accession Number
A19-1980
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) fields (land) grasslands
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