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Cure for war

Cure for war
 (c. 1949)

Medium
oil, enamel paint and brush and ink on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by The Agapitos/Wilson Collection, Fellow, 2002
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil, enamel paint and brush and ink on composition board
Measurements
51.4 × 80.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: Dusan Marek
Accession Number
2002.60
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by The Agapitos/Wilson Collection, Fellow, 2002
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
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 Allegory and Symbols Military and Warfare
Subjects (specific)
brush strokes civil wars figure-derived form attributes landforms (terrestrial) linear forms lines (artistic concept) sections (general, part) wash technique
Movements
Lyrical Abstraction Surrealism

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