Pet
RIELLY, James
© James Rielly/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
We are confronted by a child with a black eye. She holds a toy dog with an identical injury. It may be imagined that the girl has been the victim of an accident or physical abuse. However, she is smiling, which introduces ambiguity into this unsettling painting. The subversion of an idealised or sentimental view of childhood is a recurrent theme in James Rielly's work.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 14221
Creation/Production
RIELLY, James
Date: 2000
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of DWT, 8/10/2001
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust
Measurements
Height (cm): 198
Width (cm): 168
Depth (cm): 5
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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