Salvation from the evils of earthly existence

Salvation from the evils of earthly existence
 1940

Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on cardboard
Measurements
41.8 × 52.2 cm
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in ink l.r.: Eric Thake '40
inscribed in black paint and pencil on reverse u.c.: "SALVATION FROM THE EVILS OF EARTHLY EXISTENCE " (underlined) / ERIC THAKE (underlined) / 18 gns
Accession Number
1095-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Anonymous gift, 1941
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
flotation paper (fibre product) scrolls (information artifacts) suspended (positional attributes) twine yellow (colour)
Movements
Surrealism

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