Arthur BOYD

Oak tree in yellow field
1939

Medium

oil on canvas on composition board

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
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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 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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Arthur BOYD

Oak tree in yellow field
1939