The snake is dead
1981
Medium
oil on canvas, Meranti (Shorea sp.)
Measurements
(184.4 × 102.8 cm) 208.0 × 126.4 cm (framed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michell Endowment, 1981
© Annette Bezor
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Frame
Original, by Alan Neech, designed by the artist
Frame
Annette Bezor’s painting, The snake is dead, 1981, (acquired in that year) has a frame carved in meranti by the artist’s friend Alan Neech to a design by Bezor.
The carving takes the form of a snake threaded in and out of the flat panel of the frame.
The frame is used as an adjunct to the image – in part referencing trophy frames as a framing form.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Alan Neech
Date
1981
Materials
carved timber (meranti)