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John Batman meets Eliza Callaghan
1971

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Morry Fraid through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2016
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Measurements
136.0 × 182.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
Hurstbridge, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: Tucker / 1971
inscribed in blue chalk on reverse u.l.: 70086
inscribed in yellow chalk on reverse u.l.: “JOHN BATMAN MEETS / ELIZA CALLAGAN” (underlined) / ALBERT TUCKER / HALEYS GULLY ROAD / HURSTBRIDGE, / VICTORIA 3079 (underlined)
inscribed in yellow chalk on reverse u.c.l.: MEDIUM (underlined) – ACRYLIC ON HARDBOARD / SIZE (underlined) – FRAMED – 57 ¾” x 75 / UNFRAMED – 54” x 72 / YEAR – 1971 / 1.37cm X 1.83 cm
Accession Number
2016.243
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Morry Fraid through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2016
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
convicts hills men (male humans) parrot trees women (female humans)