Zavana
1987
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
197.9 × 197.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria in memory of Christine Abrahams by Daryl and Julian Abrahams, Members, 1997
© Courtesy of the artist
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Lesley Dumbrell has been an exponent of geometric abstract painting since the 1960s. In 1966, she began teaching at RMIT and met American colour field painter James Doolin, who introduced her to the new medium of acrylic paint. Dumbrell was a leading figure in the women’s art movement in the 1970s, and in the development of abstract painting in Australia. After travelling to New York in the early 1980s, she began to experiment with coloured shapes that interlock across the canvas, as can be seen in Zavana.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.r.: ZAVANA / L. Dumbrell. / 1987.
Accession Number
1997.232
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
allover patterns baby pink (colour) contrast geometric abstraction geometric shape linear forms multi-coloured repetition (artistic concept)
Movements
Colour-field Hard-edge
Physical description
A series of variously coloured hard-edge geometirc shapes that form a complex interlocking pattern that gives rise to flat and three-dimesnional readings.