Item - It was the loneliest night of my life
| ID | UNSW P 1978/0073 (082393) |
| Artist | Vicki VARVARESSOS (1949 - ) |
| Title | It was the loneliest night of my life |
| Alternate Titles | |
| Category | Painting |
| Medium | synthetic polymer paint on canvas |
| Materials | synthetic polymer paint, canvas support |
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| Measurements (cms) | |
| Height | 124.00 |
| Width | 182.00 |
| Depth | 0.00 |
| Other | Frame: 130 x 190 x 3.5 cms |
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| Location | |
| Signed | not signed |
| Produced | |
| When | 1977 |
| Where | Australia, NSW, Sydney |
| Style | Narrative |
| Subject | Figures |
| Credit Line | Purchased 1978 |
| Description/Remarks | Whole painting in pinks, purples and blues in the artist's characteristic style of broad, sweeping, brush strokes. Image depicts female figure on the left, wearing a period ball gown with tight bodice and flounced skirt and carrying an open fan; male figure on right in dark suit resembles Bob Hawke, drinking from a wine glass. |
| Exhibition History | Vicki Varvaressos: Paintings and Drawings, Watters Gallery, East Sydney, (22/02/1978 - 11/03/1978) |
| Bibliography | Editor et al, Uniken (ed. # 9), UNSW, Kensington NSW Australia, 1978,, ill. pg 1: "Familiar Face in the Library", ISBN ISSN 0312-7877 ill. pg. 16 ISBN |
