Item - Satyr and Nymph

ID UNSW D 1990/0111 (082259)
Artist Arthur James MURCH (1902 - 1989)
Title Satyr and Nymph
Alternate Titles
Category Drawing
Medium pastel on paper
Materials pastel, paper support
Edition Number
Measurements (cms)  
  Height 31.00
  Width 39.00
  Depth 0.00
  Other Frame: 51 x 59 x 2 cms
Marks/Inscriptions  
  Location lower left within image
  Signed in pastel: MURCH
Produced  
  When
  Where Australia
Style Narrative
Subject Figures, Mythology
Credit Line Acquired from the Sydney CAE Collection (ex-Alexander Mackie College Collection), 1990
Description/Remarks    Image in red ochre pastel on paper depicts a seated nymph winding wool into a ball, the skein being held by a satyr seated on a log; a cat winds itself against her leg; a tea-set and tray sits beside her. A goat appears atop a hill in the background.
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