Scale from the tool
1976
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
(a-g) 213.8 × 90.6 × 3.4 cm irreg. (installed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michell Endowment, 1978. Transferred to the Permanent Collection, 1996
© Robert MacPherson
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
(a) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 1/3/76
(b) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 2/3/76
(c) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 3/3/76
(d) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 4/3/76
(e) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 5/3/76
(f) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 6/3/76
(g) inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse: 7/3/76
Accession Number
1996.391.a-g
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Nonrepresentational Art
Subjects (specific)
brown (colour) brush strokes rectangles
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)
Physical description
Painting (7 panels) The first panel is a single downward stroke, the second panel a single upward stroke and the third panel a combination of both. The four large remaining panels show variations of these three basic gestures.