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1941 painting by Russell Drysdale

Moody's pub
ArtistRussell Drysdale
Year1941
Typeoil on plywood
Dimensions50.9 cm × 61.4 cm (20.0 in × 24.2 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Royal Hotel in Seymour seen in 2009, the model for Drysdale's work

Moody's pub is a 1941 painting by Australian artist Russell Drysdale. The painting depicts a pub in the Victorian town of Seymour.

The painting has been described as "one of Drysdale's most celebrated paintings and among the most frequently reproduced images of twentieth-century Australian art."

The National Gallery of Victoria acquired the work in 1942; its first acquisition of a Drysdale painting.

References

  1. ^ "Moody's pub". Drysdale. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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