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 Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Animals
Subjects (specific)
birds (motifs) surface texture texture (artistic concept)
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