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In the skin of the lion

In the skin of the lion
 1988

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by the artist, Fellow, 2000
© Robert Boynes/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
174.2 × 240.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
Canberra, ACT
Inscription
inscribed in black and blue fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: "DAWNING" (crossed out) / Boynes / 88 / Oil / "IN THE SKIN OF THE LION"
Accession Number
2000.81
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by the artist, Fellow, 2000
© Robert Boynes/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)
Allegory and Symbols Cityscapes
Subjects (specific)
angular (shape) artificial hand Australian Capital Territory (territory) Canberra (inhabited place) linearity (form concept) pools (bodies of water) sculpture (visual works) urban landscapes

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