October 17, 1938. 10a.m. (The king of the castle)
1938
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
41.8 × 52.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Cornwall, England
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.r.: R MEDNIKOFF inscribed (inverted) in pencil on reverse c.: Oct 17 1938 - 10am inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.l.: The king of the Castle / RMednikoff / Garrick / Port Isaac / Cornwall
Accession Number
2011.377
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of the Duncan Elphinstone McBryde Leary Bequest, 2011 © the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Fantasy Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
arms (animal components) beds (furniture) creatures hands (animal components) infants monsters (legendary beings) multi-coloured sleeping
Movements
Surrealism