Memory of Leonski
1943
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
61.0 × 78.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of The Shell Company of Australia Limited, Founder Benefactor, 1995
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.l.: in memory of Leonski
inscribed in black paint l.l.: Tucker Feb. '43
inscribed in white paint on reverse: MEMORY OF LEONSKI / 1943. 61 CM x 78CM / OIL ON HARDBOARD
Accession Number
1995.2
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
History and Legend Military and Warfare
Subjects (specific)
American (North American) deviant behaviour Melbourne (inhabited place) murderers soldiers stylised portraits Victoria (state) World War II (global war, 1939-1945)
Movements
Angry Penguins
Frame
Reproduction, 2006