Head of a woman

Head of a woman

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas mounted on plywood
Measurements
46.2 × 38.0 cm
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: GP (monogram) Nerli (Nerli underlined)
Accession Number
789-5
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 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)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
busts (general, figures) hairstyles letters (correspondence) neck scarves reading (activity) women (female humans)

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Essay
Constance Jenkins, her painting Friendly critics and the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship

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