Description
vintage 1960s painting of an Aboriginal child on black velvet, signed by the artist Martinus. Oil on black velvet painting Artist: Signed "Martinus" Subject: Portrait of a crying Aboriginal child
Vintage mid-century portrait of an Aboriginal child, typically identified as an oil painting on black velvet or felt. It is signed by the artist Martinus.
Artist: Martinus.
Subject: An Aboriginal child, specifically a "weeping girl" based on a photograph from the 1957 photo-essay Piccaninny Walkabout (later Bush Walkabout) by Axel Poignant.Medium:
Oil paint on black velvet or felt, a style often associated with 1960s kitsch art.Origins: These paintings were popular in Australia during the 1950s through the 1970s.
Measurements
W.22cm . H. 30cm
