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The Hands and the Faces

The Hands and the Faces
 1987

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of an anonymous donor through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2009
© Helen Brack
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
213.0 × 167.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: John Brack 1987
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.r.: THE HANDS & THE FACES 213 x 167.5 CM OIL ON / CANVAS
inscribed in ink on paper label on reverse u.c.: THE HANDS AND THE / FACES / OIL ON CANVAS / 213 x 167.5 cm. / VARNISHED / JULY 88
Accession Number
2009.540
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of an anonymous donor through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2009
© Helen Brack
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)
History and Legend Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
antiquities (object genre) civilization hands (animal components) heads (representations) postcards rugs (textiles)

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