THORNLEY, Geoff;

Construction No. 6

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1982
Oil on canvas on board
1200 x 1200mm

Geoff Thornley’s layered rectangular constructions, of which Construction No. 6 is a brilliant example, were made at the same time as his well-known tondo constructions, such as Red Construction, and were intended as a commentary on the same.

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Inscriptions

G. R. THORNLEY / Thornley 6. 82. [verso]

Exhibition History

The 80s Show: Paintings from the Fletcher Trust Collection, Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga, 1 July to 27 August 2017 (toured)

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