Wire
1966
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Measurements
126.4 × 134.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.l.: Counihan '66
Accession Number
1670-5
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
barbed wire blue (colour) men (male humans) nudes (representations) social realism suffering
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