The truth hurts
2020
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
180.6 × 240.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2022
© Richard Bell, courtesy Milani Gallery
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Brisbane, Queensland
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) (inverted) in pencil on reverse u.c.: The Truth Hurts / Richard Bell / 2020
Accession Number
2022.162
Department
First Nations Australia
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