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The 'orrible murder

Giovanni INTRA
The 'orrible murder
 1996

Medium
oil on paper

Measurements
20.0 × 14.5 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by the Reverend Ian Brown, Founder Benefactor, 2005
© Estate of Giovanni Intra

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in white oil paint (in image) u.c.: THE 'ORRIBLE / MURDER / R
inscribed in white oil paint (in image) c.: ROBIN NEATE IN / A JUMPSUIT (N is back to front)
inscribed in white oil paint (in image) l.c.: OF RAT / SCABIES
inscribed in black oil paint (in image) l.r. - l.l.: NEVER (N is back to front)
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.r.: 1996 / G. InTRA

Accession Number
2005.149

Department
International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Literary and Text Violence

Subjects (specific)
black (colour) black-and-white (colours) letter pictures murders (deaths) names words (layout features)

Movements
Contemporary (style of art)

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