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Father and child

Father and child
 1940

Medium
oil on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Yosl Bergner, Founder Benefactor, 1985
© Estate of the artist
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
67.4 × 61.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: J. BERGNER
inscribed in black paint on reverse u.c.: Yosl Bergner / FATHR AND CHILD / 1940
Accession Number
A6-1985
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Yosl Bergner, Founder Benefactor, 1985
© Estate of the artist
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
children (people by age group) fathers men (male humans) snow (precipitation) social realism suffering

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