Angels and bed no. 1, 1976

Record number
cm001534
Title

Angels and bed no. 1

Date
1976
Medium
synthetic polymer paint
Support
paper
Dimensions
730 x 1095 mm
Inscriptions

ANGELS & BED. COLIN. JULY 76. FOR KENNEDY. A (brushpoint, b.l.); YOU COME & GET IT. I'M / NOT SENDING IT. (brushpoint, b.r.)

Exhibition history

1976 Recent Works by Colin McCahon
Peter McLeavey Gallery
Wellington
17/8/1976 - 3/9/1976

1977 McCahon Angels and Bed
Peter Webb Gallery
Auckland
8/8/1977 - 19/8/1977

2002 Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith
Stedelijk Museum
Amsterdam
30/8/2002 - 10/11/2002

Notes

Rodney Kennedy was a lifelong friend of the artist. This painting was prompted by injuries Kennedy suffered in a fall from a ladder.