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Boys on a river bank

Boys on a river bank
(c. 1888-1896); reworked 1906

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
61.0 × 73.2 cm
Inscription
inscribed in green paint l.r.: P. SéruSier / 1906
Accession Number
1899-4
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1948
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Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Leisure, Games and Sport Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
boys children (people by age group) nudes (representations) play (recreation) riverbanks rivers swimming
Provenance
With Galerie Druet, Paris, no. 3485 possibly exhibited Serusier one-man show, 1909 collection of Sir Michael E. Sadler (1861–1943), Leeds, before 1928 included in sale of property of Michael Sadler and other properties, Christie's London, 30 November 1928, as Boys Bathing from where purchased by Martin purchased for the Felton Bequest, 1948.