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William Delafield COOK
An Australian house
1977
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, 1977
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
101.2 × 274.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse
u.r.:
W Delafield Cook / Melbourne 1977
Accession Number
A18-1977
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, 1977
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
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)
Architecture
Subjects (specific)
cast shadows
construction (assembling)
construction sites
frame construction (wood frame construction)
grasses (plants)
houses
Movements
Photorealism (style)
Frame
Frame Details
Framemaker
Unknown - 20th century
Date
c.1977
Materials
silver leaf on red bole on wooden “L” section profile
Colourmen
Colourman
FREDRIX
Location of stamp
tacking fold
Transcript
TARA 86 PURE LINEN ACRYLIC DP UNIVERSAL MEDIA
Medium
ink stamp
Explore the collection
Pot with figure stopper
Angela BRENNAN
Like a butterfly
Lucy SARNEEL
Well proven chair
James SHAW (designer); Marjan van AUBEL (designer)
'Oh, say!', brooch
Otto KÜNZLI
Thermae of Caracalla
D. Y. CAMERON
Tryst, stool
TATE ANSON FURNITURE, Melbourne (manufacturer); Tate ANSON (designer and maker)
Framework, brooch
Bin DIXON-WARD
Cap Martin curved sofa
India MAHDAVI
Folded vase
Milton MOON
Meditation house, Das Kranzbach, by Kengo Kuma
Erieta ATTALI
Putter
Roseanne BARTLEY
Not titled (Purple and green SLR)
Alan CONSTABLE
Floe
Philip SAMARTZIS
Arc, neckpiece
Alessa JOOSTEN
Vegetation
Paula Savage
Second life vessel #3
Eugenie KAWABATA
Scatter shelf
Oki SATO (designer); NENDO, Tokyo (design studio)
Cardboard bracelet
David BIELANDER
Ring
Gary BRADLEY
Solférino Bridge, Marc Mimram
Erieta ATTALI
Steady bend, necklace
Katie COLLINS
Ora light: interactive eclipse
ILANEL, Melbourne (design studio and manufacturer); Ilan EL (designer)
Blue python, necklace
David BIELANDER
Chromatic fantastic cabinet 9, 10, 11
Danielle BRUSTMAN
Glass Wood House #2, by Kengo Kuma
Erieta ATTALI
Wave sofa
Zaha HADID (designer)
The ball game
William ROBINSON (decorator); Errol BARNES (potter)
Tether, necklace
Cara JOHNSON
Not titled (Pink/yellow tone instamatic)
Alan CONSTABLE
Chalet 7, Max Núñez and Nicolas del Rio
Erieta ATTALI
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