Salvation from the evils of earthly existence
1940
Medium
oil on cardboard
Measurements
41.8 × 52.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Anonymous gift, 1941
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
flotation paper (fibre product) scrolls (information artifacts) suspended (positional attributes) twine yellow (colour)
Movements
Surrealism