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Oak tree in yellow field
1939
Arthur BOYD
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Measurements
49.2 × 58.8 cm
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Warren Clark Bequest, 1997
© Arthur Boyd’s work reproduced with the permission of Bundanon Trust, https://www.bundanon.com.au
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)
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.
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