Wimmera River

Wimmera River
 1942

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
enamel paint on cotton gauze on cardboard
Measurements
51.3 × 63.8 cm
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse: Wimmera River / 1942 / Nolan
Accession Number
A35-1983
Department
Australian Painting
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
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)
Landscapes Nature
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) mountain ranges riverbanks riverine landscapes trees Victoria (state) Victoria (state) Wimmera River (river)
Movements
Angry Penguins
Frame
Reproduction, 2002, based on film footage from 1944

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