Untitled (small male figure)
(1970-1980)
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on cotton
Measurements
15 × 9.5 × 2.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift from the Estate of Mirka Mora, 2025
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Born in Paris to a Lithuanian father and a Romanian mother, Mirka Mora was a prolific artist who worked across sculpture, tapestry, paintings and murals. She ran a gallery, made clothes and, with her husband, opened some of Melbourne’s first European-style eateries. This soft sculpture is representative of Mora’s lifelong interest in dolls. Stuffed with used textiles and painted in her distinctive decorative style, the doll incorporates a combination of the mythical, surreal and folkloric themes seen in her wider practice.