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The spirit of the new moon

The spirit of the new moon
 1888

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2003
Gallery location
Gallery 7
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
168.1 × 136.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in brown paint l.r.: ­ ARTHUR LOUREIRO ­ / ­1888­
Accession Number
2003.71
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2003
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Gallery 7
Level 2, NGV Australia
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Nature
Subjects (specific)
clouds drapery (representations) extraterrestrial bodies moons nudes (representations) oval (shape) sky women (female humans)
Frame
(slip only) possibly original, maker unknown, surface not original

Colourmen

Colourman
ARTISTIC STATIONERY COY
Location of stamp
Reverse of canvas, in all four quadrants also ink stamps on left and horizontal stretcher cross braces ART...TIC/.../.../ STA....NERY C...
Transcript
ARTISTIC/STATIONERY/COY./MELBOURNE.
Medium
Ink stamps

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