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Vaulting Acrobat
Vaulting Acrobat
Vaulting Acrobat

Vaulting Acrobat

Date1990
MediumCharcoal on paper
ClassificationsArtworks/Commemorations/Photographs
Terms
    Object numberGA1971
    DescriptionCharcoal drawing of a vaulting acrobat holding onto a leaping bull. The image is charged with a sense of danger and Wilkes captures a scene of dynamism and upward energy. Wilkes also paintined an acrobatic scene in oils, titled Red Dust (GA1820).
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