[Two warriors] Accession Number: ART91257

Description

Two warriors in combat. Frontal upper body of warrior holding above his head a three-legged body of a dead warrior lying horizontally with his head pointing to the right. The figures are modelled with brown paint against a reserved ground. The dead warrior has a cream loin cloth which falls over the supporting warrior's right arm. The figures are reminiscent of Ancient Greek figures and black figure pottery and the date of execution suggests that they were originally done for a mythological series. The artist confirmed this in an interview of 13 April 1978.

Details

Accession Number
ART91257
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
Overall: 25.4 cm x 30.4 cm
Medium
gouache on coated paper
Date Made
9 April 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by the artist in memory of his brother Raymond 1978
Copyright
AWM copyright

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