CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS by
RICHARD BAXTER
Dead hare explaining life to an artist (detail)
This painting was inspired by a 1950's advertisement for a Chrysler Royal. The landscape is my own creation based on the typical small town desert scenes to be found in northern South Australia. The title is a reference to the famous performance piece by Joseph Beuys, 'Explaining paintings to dead hare'. Interestingly, a few days after deciding to paint the hare, a small rabbit died in my hands after being found injured in a field.
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title
'Dead hare explaining life to an artist' (detail)
medium
oil/canvas
size
100cm x 200cm
date
2004
status
sold
CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS
| CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS by |
| RICHARD BAXTER |
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Dead hare explaining life to an artist (detail) This painting was inspired by a 1950's advertisement for a Chrysler Royal. The landscape is my own creation based on the typical small town desert scenes to be found in northern South Australia. The title is a reference to the famous performance piece by Joseph Beuys, 'Explaining paintings to dead hare'. Interestingly, a few days after deciding to paint the hare, a small rabbit died in my hands after being found injured in a field. |
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