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Carcass

Carcass
 1953

Medium
oil and enamel paint on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the National Australia Bank Limited, Honorary Life Benefactor, 1995
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil and enamel paint on composition board
Measurements
91.4 × 121.5 cm
Inscription
inscribed in ochre paint l.r.: NOLAN / 53
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: DESERT CARCASE 1953
Accession Number
1995.719
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the National Australia Bank Limited, Honorary Life Benefactor, 1995
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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)
Animals
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) carcasses (animal bodies) cattle cows (mammals) deterioration drought enamel paint warping
Movements
Angry Penguins Modernism
Physical description
Shows the contorted form of a dead cow. The dried up carcass, awkward and twisted, with skeins of decaying flesh that in some area appear translucent, almost merges with the earthy background tones, richly painted with ripolin enamel paint.

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