Necklace
(c. 1960)
Medium
sterling silver
Measurements
22.5 × 15.0 × 1.2 cm (variable)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2013
© The estate of Inge King
Gallery location
Intrafilament 10 - between G18 and G19
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
Inge King is recognised as one of Australia’smost important late twentieth-century sculptors. Her career spanned nearly eight decades, commencing in Berlin in 1937 before King settled permanently in Warrandyte, east of Melbourne, in 1952. A lesser-known aspect of her early career in Australia was her jewellery practice. Most prolific between 1951 and 1962, King created silver and copper works that were strikingly avant-garde – expressive, modernist forms that were well received by critics and the public alike. King continued to produce small-scale pieces throughout her career.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
punched in rear l.r.: ik / STG SIL
Accession Number
2013.695
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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