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Nessus and the Ladies
Artist: John Kiki (born 1943)
Location: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 1998-2005
Materials: acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 180 x 270cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,000 (Total: £16,000)
Vendor: John Kiki
Review number: 5955 (2007)
Provenance:
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Description:
The painting was inspired by the classical myth of Nessus and Heracles and depicts the figures from the myth in blocks of flat colour, gestural brushstrokes and paint squeezed directly from the tube. The centaur Nessus is placed prominently in composition just about to carry Heracles' wife Deianeira across the River Euenos. Kiki works as a painter and printmaker and is one of the most important contemporary artists living and working in East Anglia. This is the first work by the artist to be acquired by Norwich.
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