Felony (1983)

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 160 x 120
Private collection, Melbourne
First shown in HA Tolarno 10/83, and then at ANZART Edinburgh (U.K.) in 1984. Easily confused (as in Spray) with the almost identical 1987 variant.
The main source is a 1960s children’s book illustration (reproduced in Carnival Fig.4.19). See also Untitled [Felony study] (1982) [W/P] (the earliest version) and Felony (1983) [W/P]
Provenance
- P/C Melb., acc.to NGV Arkley retrospective planning notes 2006
Exhibited
- HA Tolarno 10/83, cat.5
- ANZART Edinburgh 8/84
- HA NGVA 2006-7 (shown at all 3 venues)