Medium
enamel paint on cotton gauze on cardboard
Measurements
51.0 × 63.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Sidney and Lady Nolan, 1983
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed pencil on reverse: Wimmera / 194(...illeg.) / Nolan / Little Desert
inscribed in charcoal on backing board: Nolan / Little Desert / 1943 / No 16
Accession Number
A37-1983
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Landscapes Nature
Subjects (specific)
deserts green (colour) Little Desert (desert) pink colours texture (artistic concept) vegetation Victoria (state) yellow (colour)
Frame
Reproduction, 2002, based on film footage from 1944
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