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Title

Nostalgia for the sky

1942

Artist

Sidney Nolan

Australia, England

22 Apr 1917 – 28 Nov 1992

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  • Details

    Date
    1942
    Media categories
    Drawing , Sketchbook
    Materials used
    alkyd and oil on ivory wove paper (page from spiral bound sketchbook)
    Dimensions
    24.6 x 27.1 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Dated u.l. corner verso, pencil "1-11-1942".

    Credit
    Purchased 2013
    Location
    None
    Accession number
    183.2013
    Copyright
    © The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust/DACS. Copyright Agency

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  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

    • Paula Dredge, Sidney Nolan: The Artist’s Materials, Los Angeles, 2020, 24, 25 (colour illus.), 109, 120, 132 (index). fig. 20

    • John Saxby, Look, 'A window opens on new stories about building the collection', pg. 26-28, Sydney, May 2015, 28 (colour illus.).

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