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Where the bee sucks, there suck I

Where the bee sucks, there suck I
 1984-1986

Medium
oil on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John Olsen, Governor, 1986
© Estate of John Olsen/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
183.0 × 244.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: John Olsen 84-86
Accession Number
AC3-1986
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John Olsen, Governor, 1986
© Estate of John Olsen/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
complexity (artistic concept) curves (geometric figures) dots gold (colour) heads (representations) linearity (form concept) lines (artistic concept) wave pattern

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