Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
121.5 × 182.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by the artist, Fellow, 1998
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Warrandyte, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in white paint l.l.: Grahame King / '60
inscribed in black fibre-tipped pen on paper label on reverse u.l.: 'Ritual Offering" / 1960 / Oil on Hardboard / Grahame King
Accession Number
1998.160
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)
brush strokes geometric abstraction linear forms offerings (object genre) overhead views rituals (events) texture (artistic concept)
Movements
Abstract Expressionism
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