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When my desert blooms

When my desert blooms
 2005

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds from the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2005
© Peter Graham, courtesy of Kaliman Gallery, Sydney and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
191.4 × 152.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in cream paint l.c.: PSG 05
Accession Number
2005.424
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds from the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2005
© Peter Graham, courtesy of Kaliman Gallery, Sydney and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
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)
Allegory and Symbols Nature
Subjects (specific)
creating (artistic activity) flowers (plant components) life (biological concept) mortality peacock (bird) skulls (skeleton components)

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