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detail A Person Looks At A Work of Art/ someone looks at something ...

detail A Person Looks At A Work of Art/ someone looks at something ...
 1985-1987

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, wood frame, plastic coated wire
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1988
© Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, wood frame, plastic coated wire
Measurements
243.4 × 243.4 cm (canvas) 340.4 × 243.4 cm (installed)
Inscription
inscribed in black fibre-tipped pen on reverse: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST ALWAYS BE GIVEN EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS: / Title: detail / A Person Looks At A Work Of Art / someone looks at something... / Date: -1985-1987- / By: Peter Tyndall / Medium: A Person Looks At A Work Of Art / someone looks at something... / CULTURAL CONSUMPTION PRODUCTION
Accession Number
AC2-1988
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1988
© Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Concepts and Ideas Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
galleries (display spaces) observation paintings (visual works) picture frames schoolchildren (age group) teachers viewers (observers)

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