Suddenly last summer
1961
Medium
oil and metallic paint on wood, composition board, metal, plastic, coconut shell and found objects
Measurements
67.5 × 117.5 cm irreg.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor A. G. L. Shaw in memory of Peggy Shaw through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in white paint on reverse c.r.: SUDDENLY LAST / SUMMER / MIKE BROWN / AUGUST 1961
Accession Number
2010.137
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
assemblages (sculpture) complexity (artistic concept) lines (artistic concept) mixed media works patterns (design elements) repetition (artistic concept) summer (season) words (layout features)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)
Physical description
unframed, assemblage of timber pieces.
Hanging chain included with work.