Symbol
1961
from the Campion series 1961
Medium
enamel paint and metallic paint on composition board and wood
Measurements
51.5 × 36.2 cm (image) 90.4 × 74.5 cm (framed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria from the Bequest of Violet Dulieu, Founder Benefactor, 1997
© Leonard French/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Accession Number
1997.149
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Byzantine (culture and style) crosses (motifs) geometric shape gold (colour) Jesuit (Christian order) martyrs mixed media spiritual symbol
Physical description
Painted after a study tour of Asia, French was turning to Byzantine art for both subject and technique. He has simplified the cross into a modernist design related to the style of Leger and used layers of glazes, red, brown palette and gold leaf to make painting and frame into the work of art.