Thunderbird
(L'Oiseau tonnere)
(1957)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
89.4 × 115.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1959
© Jean-Paul Riopelle/SODRAC, Montreal. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: J Riopelle
Accession Number
96-5
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)
Nonrepresentational Art
Subjects (specific)
Action painting blue (colour) green (colour) impasto red (colour) white (colour)
Movements
Abstract Expressionism
Colourmen
Colourman
LEFEBVRE FOINET
Location of stamp
Upper right quadrant, reverse of canvas
Transcript
......./...RA FIN.../...FEBVRE-F..../PARIS/......
Medium
Blue ink stamp
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