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Title

Aqua alta

2008

Artist

Aida Tomescu

Australia, Romania

03 Oct 1955 –

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Sydney New South Wales Australia
    Date
    2008
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    183.0 x 152.5 x 8.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated u.l. verso, blue fibre-tipped pen "Aida Tomescu/ ... 2008".

    Credit
    Patrick White Bequest Fund 2008
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    331.2008
    Copyright
    © Aida Tomescu/Copyright Agency

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    Artist information
    Aida Tomescu

    Works in the collection

    27

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Sydney

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • Ravel, Niagara Galleries, Richmond, 02 Dec 2008–20 Dec 2008

    • The valley and beyond, Bega Valley Regional Gallery, Bega, 13 Mar 2015–18 Apr 2015

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 5 publications

    • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales annual report 2008–09, 'Collections: Australian painting', pg. 21-22, Sydney, 2009, 21, 22 (colour illus.).

    • Barry Pearce, Look, 'A quiet love affair: private passion over 33 years gives birth to a book', pg. 26-29, Sydney, Sep 2014, 28 (colour illus.), 29. extract

    • Barry Pearce., Aida Tomescu: Ravel, 'Ravel', Richmond, 2008, (colour illus.). not paginated; no catalogue numbers

    • Laura Pia, Look, 'Infinitely subtle threads: the art of Aida Tomescu', pg. 20-23, Sydney, Mar 2009, 21, 22 (colour illus., detail). NOTE: There is a photo of Tomescu's studio with a number of works from the 'Ravel' exhibition.

    • Aida Tomescu, Look, 'Aida Tomescu: the art that made me', pg. 14-15, Sydney, May 2015, 14.

Other works by Aida Tomescu

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