Oak tree in yellow field
1939
Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Measurements
49.2 × 58.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Warren Clark Bequest, 1997
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sandringham, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in green paint l.r.: Arthur M Boyd / 39
Accession Number
1997.91
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
branches (plant components) fields (land) impasto oak (genus) texture (artistic concept) trees yellow (colour)
Movements
Angry Penguins
Physical description
Depicts a large tree, whose branches spread across the composition and cast a slight shadow on the grassy field. The paint is app...oad, short strokes and the colour is of a particular high key.