11. Robert Ellis b. 1929
Fused Seashells, 1958
Gouache and indian ink on paper
71.5 x 52 cm
Signed
est. $2,000 - 3,000
Relative Size: Fused Seashells, 1958
Relative size

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Private Collection, Helensville

One of several works based on the notion of sea-shells fused by nuclear action and transformed into new strange hybrid forms. Atomic bomb tests were being conducted in the Pacific at the time creating considerable anxiety in the region.

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