October 17, 1938. 10a.m. (The king of the castle)

October 17, 1938. 10a.m. (The king of the castle)
 1938

Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
41.8 × 52.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Cornwall, England
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.r.: R MEDNIKOFF
inscribed (inverted) in pencil on reverse c.: Oct 17 1938 - 10am
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.l.: The king of the Castle / RMednikoff / Garrick / Port Isaac / Cornwall
Accession Number
2011.377
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of the Duncan Elphinstone McBryde Leary Bequest, 2011
© the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
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Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Fantasy Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
arms (animal components) beds (furniture) creatures hands (animal components) infants monsters (legendary beings) multi-coloured sleeping
Movements
Surrealism

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