Forearm band
(c. 1957)
Medium
silver, copper
Measurements
6.3 × 7.0 × 12.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Joanna Tanaka-King and Angela Hey in memory of Inge King through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
© estate of Inge King/ Copyright Agency, Australia
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
Warrandyte, Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2019.376
Department
Australian Decorative Arts