Velvendos village Accession Number: ART23834

Description

View of Velvendos village on Crete with buildings, and the lone figure of a woman on the road in foreground. Blue and grey hills in background; ice-capped hills in the distance.

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Accession Number
ART23834
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on board
Measurement
Overall: 39.2 cm x 45.4 cm
Medium
oil on board
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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