Lot 84

Work in very good condition/excellent condition. One minuscule dot of foxing seen in lower center of work. Well framed and ready to hang.


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Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne 1988 (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

Rosslynd Piggott - The back of a princess (Drawings done in Italy 1987/88 and recently), Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, 5 November 1988 – 24 November 1988

In 1987–88, Piggott spent four months in Italy, describing the experience as 'complex, dense and still unfolding'. This painting was made during her residency at Il Paretaio, a Tuscan farmhouse established by Arthur Boyd that became a site for Australia Council studio residencies.