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Self portrait 1936

Accession No.
1:0245
Date Created
1936
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Australian Art
Dimensions A
127.8 x 112.5cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
oil
Medium
Oil on canvas
Credit Line
Purchased 1937

Melbourne-born artist Melville Haysom is best known for his coastal scenes and landscapes. He moved to Brisbane in 1929 and bought a 70-acre dairy farm on Mount Coot-tha, painting this self-portrait only a few years later.

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