Moonbird
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
96.8 × 130.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1961
© Karel Appel/Pictoright, Amsterdam. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.c.r.: K. Appel. '56
Accession Number
840-5
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Animals
Subjects (specific)
birds (motifs) surface texture texture (artistic concept)
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