Wrestlers II
Height: 1805 mm
Width: 2070 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (2009-01) by O'Donoghue, Hughie and Clare
Production date: AD 2000
Painting
: Oil on canvas (incorporating inkjet on gampi tissue)
The photo of the soldier was scanned by the artist and output trough an inkjet printer onto Japanese gampi tissue. The gampi was then laid down onto a layer of wet resin on the surface of the painting and covered so that it was sealed in the resin. The image of the wrestling firgures was drawn with a brush on top of thick layers of white lead and made to resemble marble, except for the heads; the heads in the statue were spuriously restored and O'Donoghue took the opportunity of replacing them in the painting with intimations of flesh and blood
Oil on canvas
Accession number: PD.4-2009
Primary reference Number: 166520
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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