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Opening ground-Country grass

Opening ground-Country grass
 (1970)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations Committee, 1970
© Les Kossatz/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
197.8 × 242.9 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.r.: Kossatz. St Andrews Vic. / "Opening Ground -Country Grass.
inscribed (vertically) in black ballpoint pen on masking tape on reverse c.l.: OPENING GROUND-COUNTRY GRASS / 'LES KOSSATZ.
Accession Number
2008.507
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations Committee, 1970
© Les Kossatz/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
Subjects (specific)
daylight ditches grasses (plants) grasslands leaves (plant components) overhead views realism (artistic form of expression)

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