THE BENALLA
ART GALLERY
COLLECTION

From:Benalla Art Gallery

Name/TitleThe pure bred Merino

About this objectBorn: Renmark, South Australia, Australia 1950

MakerTony FLINT

Maker Roleartist

Date Made1990

Medium and Materialsoil stick on paper

Inscription and MarksThe pure bred merino (a):
Recto: Text within composition, "and he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended / LITTLE BO PEEP HAS LOST HER SHEEP / and at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars / AND DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM / * pride of place / (all I want is a fertile ram)" written in light grey paint from u.l.c to l.r.c of sheet

The pure bred merino (b):
Recto: Text within composition, "(Adversary) / I am / * preservation / (Adversity)" written in light grey paint from u.c. to l.c. of sheet

The pure bred merino (c):
Recto: Text within composition, "* legacy / a land without / antiquities / where nature is / prosaic / Unpicturesque, unmusical / and where nature reflecting art / is not yet born." written in light grey paint from centre, and from l.l.c to l.r.c of sheet

The pure bred merino (d):
Recto: Text within composition, "* / identity / "oh how I wish / that I could be / a little aborigine" written in light grey paint in l.l.c to

MeasurementsThe pure bred merino (a):
50.2 x 71.4 cm [sheet]; 51.7 x 72.4 cm [frame]

The pure bred merino (b):
50.2 x 71.4 cm [sheet]; 51.7 x 72.4 cm [frame]

The pure bred merino (c):
50.2 x 71.4 cm [sheet]; 51.7 x 72.4 cm [frame]

The pure bred merino (d):
50.2 x 71.4 cm [sheet]; 51.7 x 72.4 cm [frame]

Subject and Association DescriptionPainting; Landscape; Animals; Text; Trees

Named CollectionBenalla Art Gallery Collection

Credit LinePurchased from the acquisition budget, 1992
© Tony Flint

Object TypePainting

Object number1992.14 a-d

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved