Winged words (Portrait of the artist's wife)
1926
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
124.4 × 87.9 cm (image) 125.3 × 89.8 cm (canvas)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of M. D. Altson, 1967
© Richard Altson
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.r.: M. D. Altson 1926
Accession Number
1748-5
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) cockatoo three-quarter-length figures wives women (female humans)
Frame
Original, by Rowley, London
Frame
Meyer Daniel Altson’s Winged words, portrait of the artist’s wife, 1926, came into the collection with this frame in 1967 which has the Rowley label on the reverse.
The frame, in a reduced classical revival style, is finished with silver leaf and given a washed/glazed layer to shift the colour toward gold.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Rowley
140–2 Church St., Kensington W8
Date
c.1926
More Information
National Portrait Gallery