Fighting birds
1958
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
60.5 × 91.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1958
© Carl Plate Painting Trust
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint u.r.: Carl Plate 58
inscribed in black paint on reverse: FIGHTING BIRDS / CARL PLATE / 41 Rowe St SYDNEY
Accession Number
1053-5
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Animals
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) blue colours cockfighting dynamism gold (colour) repetition (artistic concept) rhythm (artistic concept)
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