Ancestor
1984
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
71.0 × 55.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Beth Parsons, 2017
© Estate of Bea Maddock
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Launceston, Tasmania
Inscription
incised in black paint c.l.: model / and / cast/ on whatever remains. / 11. II (line above and below). 84
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: SELF PORTRAIT IN THE STUDIO (crossed out) / ‘ANCESTOR’
Accession Number
2017.230
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
faces (animal components) heads (representations) monochrome
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