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Signals from the frontier

Signals from the frontier
 1957-1958

Medium
oil on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mr Roderick Carnegie, 1970
© Courtesy of the artist
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
141.3 × 217.4 × 3.5 cm (overall, framed)
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.c.r.: 57-58 / J Gleeson.
[eeso underlined]
inscribed in brown fibre-tipped pen on reverse: "SIGNALS from the FRONTIER" - James Gleeson;
10 Tarakan Crescent, NORTHBRIDGE: SYDNEY: AUSTRALIA (500gns) / XL4994
Accession Number
1787-5
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mr Roderick Carnegie, 1970
© Courtesy of the artist
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
Subjects (specific)
biomorphic abstraction psychological concepts
Movements
Surrealism

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