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The passing parade of the four horseman or life wasn't meant to be easy

The passing parade of the four horseman or life wasn't meant to be easy
 (1980)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Gareth Sansom, 1990
© Ivor Francis/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
107.0 × 117.2 cm
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: FRANCIS I
Accession Number
AC4-1990
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Gareth Sansom, 1990
© Ivor Francis/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
flags Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Christian theme and characters) history (discipline) hobbyhorses Jesus Christ (Christian character) skeletons (animal components) suffering swastikas
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)

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Exhibition
Brave New World

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