The Mermaid (1973)

Craigie Aitchison

oil on canvas

Newport Museum and Art Gallery - Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Casnewydd

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

A white mermaid with three fishes around her head hovers in the air against a red backdrop; tree on left without leaves. Horizon a third down the picture; bold blue line on top of a green line. Above a hazy grey and pick sunset sky with mountains in the background.

Dimensions:

172.5 x 145 cm

Accession Number:

NPTMG:1983.93

Credit:

Presented by The Linbury Trust through the Contemporary Art Society, 1982

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the Rutland Gallery, London by The Linbury Trust for the Contemporary Art Society, 13 February 1980; presented to Newport Museum and Art Gallery - Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Casnewydd, 1982

Relationship:

Rutland Gallery, London Newport Museum and Art Gallery - Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Casnewydd

Subject:

Reds

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