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Terra mater

Terra mater
 1985

Medium
oil and metallic paint on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of William Nuttall, 2007
© Estate of Gunter Christmann, courtesy Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil and metallic paint on canvas
Measurements
91.7 × 61.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint on reverse u.l.: G. S. Christmann 1985 OIL "TERRA MATER" 14 (14 in a circle)
Accession Number
2007.403
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of William Nuttall, 2007
© Estate of Gunter Christmann, courtesy Niagara 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)
Still Lifes
Subjects (specific)
cloth dolls refuse rubbish toys (recreational artifacts)

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