Father and sons

Father and sons
 1941

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
48.1 × 39.3 cm
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.l.: J. BerGner
incised in paint l.l.: J.BERGNER
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: Yosl Bergner / "FATHER AND SONS" / (Father and sons in Yiddish) / 1941
Accession Number
A7-1985
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
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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) social realism sons (people) starvation suffering

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