Black horse, tiny bird
2025
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on Japanese rice paper
Measurements
(78.2 × 53.0 cm) (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2025
© Courtesy of the artist
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Jenny Watson is a leading Australian artist whose painting practice spans five decades. Born in Melbourne, she studied painting at the National Gallery School, graduated in 1972, and in 1993 became the first female artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale with a solo exhibition. From the late 1970s, Watson’s work was influenced by punk and feminism, and she created expressionistic paintings that combining autobiographical stories and fictional narratives. In these new works, Watson paints vignettes drawn from everyday life in her characteristically naïve style.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Brisbane, Queensland
Inscription
inscribed in paint l.l.: JW
inscribed in paint l.r.: 25
Accession Number
2025.686
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings