Crazy Gondolier
DAVIE, Alan
© Alan Davie/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
This is an abstract painting displaying totemic imagery such as a snake and rainbow. The symbols and motifs are drawn from the unconscious and reflect Alan Davie's interest in Zen Buddhism. The artist's use of an automatic technique is the result of a strong interest in the work of the Surrealists and Jackson Pollock.
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Details
Collection
Derek Williams Trust / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 29428
Creation/Production
DAVIE, Alan
Date: 1960
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of DWT and Art Fund, 7/2009
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust and The Art Fund
Measurements
Height (cm): 183
Width (cm): 244.2
Depth (cm): 2.5
(): h(cm) frame:193
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(): w(cm) frame:254.2
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(): d(cm) frame:4.5
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Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
Location
In store
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