Leporello: central Simpson Desert
(1990-2000); dated 1990
Medium
watercolour, gouache and pencil on 4 cut and torn joined sheets
Measurements
59.1 × 264.7 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Roderick Carnegie in memory of his wife Carmen through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2016
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: 1990. 13. August. Simpson Desert 30 miles in from / Old Andado. Stron winds but a bird flashes / black & white around a dead acacia as if on / string caught by the wind. it has a / sweet monotonous call around F Flat. / (musical notation)
Accession Number
2016.987
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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