Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
(a-b) 137.8 × 214.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Peter and Susan Rowland Endowment, Governor, 2001
© Jan Nelson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
(a) inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.l.: "Incident 1960" -
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.: Jan Nelson, 1999
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.r.: Oil on linen.
(b) inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.l.: "Anticipating Transcendence" -
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.: Jan Nelson, 1999.
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.r.: Oil on linen
Accession Number
2001.539.a-b
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Another Work Concepts and Ideas Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
anecdotes jumping Klein, Yves performances (creative events) personal narratives text (layout feature)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)
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