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The spirit of the new moon

The spirit of the new moon
1888

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
168.1 × 136.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2003

Gallery location
Gallery 7
Level 2, NGV Australia

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Artwork Details

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

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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