Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
152.2 × 121.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1961
© Estate of John Olsen/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: John Olsen '61
Accession Number
918-5
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)
bird (animal) brush strokes complexity (artistic concept) dots figures (representations) linearity (form concept) lines (artistic concept)
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