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Two typists

Two typists
 1955

Medium
oil on canvas
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
© Helen Brack
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
51.0 × 61.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: John Brack 55
Accession Number
2004.147
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
© Helen Brack
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)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
feet (animal components) footpaths Melbourne (inhabited place) pedestrians street scenes studies (visual works) white collar workers women (female humans)
Frame
Reproduction, 2009, based on the original frame on a Brack painting from 1955

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