Terra mater

Terra mater
 1985

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil and metallic paint on canvas
Measurements
91.7 × 61.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint on reverse u.l.: G. S. Christmann 1985 OIL "TERRA MATER" 14 (14 in a circle)
Accession Number
2007.403
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of William Nuttall, 2007
© Estate of Gunter Christmann, courtesy Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Still Lifes
Subjects (specific)
cloth dolls refuse rubbish toys (recreational artifacts)

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