The North Wind
Painting by Frederick McCubbin
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The North Wind is a painting by Australian painter Frederick McCubbin, thought to have been painted in around 1888. The painting depicts a young family—the woman and child in a dray, the man and a dog on foot—making "its way down a bush track, buffeted by the treacherous ‘north wind’".[1]
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ArtistFrederick McCubbin
Year1888
Typeoil on canvas on plywood
Dimensions91.9 cm × 152.3 cm (36.2 in × 60.0 in)
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| Artist | Frederick McCubbin |
| Year | 1888 |
| Type | oil on canvas on plywood |
| Dimensions | 91.9 cm × 152.3 cm (36.2 in × 60.0 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
The painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in 1941 through the Felton Bequest. The NGV undertook a major restoration of the painting in 2014 funded with assistance from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Conservation Project.[2]
