The world moves on

The world moves on
 (c. 1955)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
enamel paint on compostion board
Measurements
91.2 × 122.2 cm
Accession Number
3244-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1955
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
angular (shape) anthropomorphic biomorphic abstraction faces (animal components) heads (representations) repetition (artistic concept)
Movements
Modernism

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