Jellyfish
About this object
Cultural context
contemporary art
Physical description
Painting of a jellyfish, two fish, seabed and plants. Colours are black, blue, yellow, and red. The jellyfish has circular black pupils and eyes surrounded by a yellow area with black brows above, a pointed green nose, a red mouth, a body outline of red, and red tentacles. Both fish are in profile and facing to the right side. They are of equal size. The fish above has a circular black pupil and eye, a red mouth, and three thick, curving yellow lines along the upper portion of the body with three green circles below. The fish below has a circular black pupil and eye, a red mouth, and three thick, curving red lines along the upper portion of the body with two yellow ovals below. Pencil inscription along the bottom reads 'Jellyfish' and 'Allen James'. The painting is on a horizontally rectangular, cream-coloured paper piece from a spiral book.
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Materials
Date Made
C. 1962
Date Acquired
15 Jan 1962
How Acquired
Sold
Measurements
Overall: 35.6 cm x 43.2 cm x .1 cm
Object Number
A7998