The miraculous draught of fishes

Artist
Barry CLEAVIN (New Zealander, b.1939): Artist
 Production date
1993

Production place
Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Description
A black etched interior scene with a dehydrated pig-fish (missing eyeball, limp spines and eroded areas on the main body) entering through a doorway on the right side of the room. There is a limp tail fin in a window on the right side and this implies a procession of fish through the space. There are exposed beams in the room of the interior and a scattering of blocks around the floor and with an assortment of shelves and cornices around the walls.
Medium
Etching and aquatint on paper
Measurements
Dimensions: 1 - Support: 266 x 374mm
Dimensions: 2 - Image: 180 x 240mm
Dimensions: 3 - Frame: 422 x 482mm
Edition
1/15
Related information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Cleavin
Credit line
Gifted by Ann and John Hercus in 2014
Accession number
1292

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