Totems II with two Matisse shells
1982
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
274.5 × 274.7cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Mr A. C. Goode, Fellow, 1983
© Courtesy of the artist
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in charcoal on reverse u.c.: TOTEMS WITH / TWO MATISSE / SHELLS 1982 (1982 underlined)
Accession Number
AC8-1983
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
outlines (linear form) painterliness shape (form attribute) shell (animal material)
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