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Six Definitions (© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay)
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© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay

Six Definitions

Artist: Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006)

Location: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Date: 2001

Materials: bronze

Dimensions: 400 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £48,000)

Vendor: Ian Hamilton Finlay

Review number: 5004 (2001)

Provenance:
Designed for the wall between the Gallery and the Gallery car park.

Description:
Six separate inscriptions cast in bronze. Each inscription is followed by a dictionary-type definition and a sentence taken from a literary source. The six titles are Temple, Grove, Horizon, Sheep, Shadow and Peace.

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