The stabbing of the blind detective
(c. 1981)
Medium
brush and acrylic paint on paper
Measurements
(127.2 × 97.2 cm)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of James Mollison, 1995
© Richard Bosman
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in charcoal u.r.: THE STABBING / OF THE BLIND / DETECTIVE
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Bosman
Accession Number
1995.677
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Violence
Subjects (specific)
blind (people) blindfolds crime fiction daggers (weapons) detectives hostages pistols
Movements
Neo-Expressionism
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