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Unnamed ridge, Central Australia

Unnamed ridge, Central Australia
 1949

Medium
oil on enamel paint on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on enamel paint on composition board
Measurements
91.4 × 122.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.r.: NOLAN / 17-11-49
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.l.: WYNNE "UNAMED RIDGE" / "MT. METAM (line through METAM) CENTRAL AUSTRALIA"
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: "UNAMED RIDGE CENTRAL AUSTRALIA" / WYNNE "MT. METAMORPHI CENTRAL AUSTRALIA (line through METAMORPHI CENTRAL AUSTRALIA)
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.r.: SIDNEY NOLAN / 8 WONIORA.AVENUE.WAHROONGA.N.S.W.
Accession Number
2004.197
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
© 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
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Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia
Subjects (general)
Landscapes Nature
Subjects (specific)
hills horizon line rock (inorganic material) sand

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