When my desert blooms

When my desert blooms
 2005

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
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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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