Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
182.6 × 137.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Dr Joseph Brown OBE, Fellow, 1985
© David Boyd/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed in white paint l.l.: David Boyd 1960
Accession Number
A10-1985
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
balance (composition concept) black-and-white (colours) contrast embracing figurative art repentance stylisation
Movements
Antipodeans
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