CreatorJo DarvallTitleStill life - Lost worksDate2018MediumOil on canvasDimensions137cm x 128cm x 3cmArtist StatementStill life - Lost works is a part of a large series and exhibition I created to retell the story of pre-war Australian artist, Kathleen O’Connor. Returning from Paris after the war to her home town, she was faced with paying excessive customs duty on two large boxes of her life’s work. She was not in a position to pay the tax and stormed off with her paintings, throwing them into the harbour waters …
(Kathleen O’Connor lived and worked in Paris from the early 1900s. Refer to the novel by Amanda Curtin, Kathleen O’Connor of Paris). Accession NumberG2020.35.1Access AdviceFor research purposes only. No reproduction without permission of Yarrila Arts and Museum.
