Hard slide
(1980)
Medium
sheepskins, aluminium, Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga sp.), leather, steel
Measurements
(a-c) 372.0 × 100.0 × 304.0 cm (installation)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by the Ian Potter Foundation as the winner of the Ian Potter Foundation Sculpture Commission, Governor, 1981
© Les Kossatz/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
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