Death of a Poet (1954)

Sidney Robert Nolan

Ripolin on Masonite board

Classification:

Mixed media

Materials:

Ripolin, Masonite board

Physical Object Description:

Bust of poet between plant leaves against monochrome blue background. Inscribed: 'Sidney Nolan, 54', front, bottom left

Dimensions:

91.5 x 122 cm

Accession Number:

WAG 3173

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1959

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist's solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery by Eric Newton (1893-1965) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1957; presented to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1959

Relationship:

Eric Newton Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

Subject:

Portraits

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