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Aboriginal motif

Aboriginal motif
 (c. 1945)

Medium
enamel paint on cardboard
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Joseph Brown OBE, 1980
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
enamel paint on cardboard
Measurements
75.9 × 63.9 cm
Accession Number
A76-1980
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Joseph Brown OBE, 1980
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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)
Another Work Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) brown colours copies (derivative objects) cream (colour) indigenous art lines (artistic concept) white (colour)
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