Study of horses Accession Number: ART27977

Description

Sketches of two stock horses from 'Humpty Doo', the horse at the top is depicted standing behind a paper bark tree.

Details

Accession Number

ART27977

Artist

John Baird

Classification

Art

Object Type

Work on paper

Physical Description

Medium: pencil on paper

Measurement

Overall: 26 cm x 20.3 cm

Medium

pencil on paper

Date Made

1943

Place Made

Darwin

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Purchased 1974

Copyright

AWM copyright

Conflicts

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