The slip by Nolan was made using Ripolin enamel on a hardboard 90.7 x 121.1 cm. The painting is dark and gloomy yet it tells a story. The gully is shown to be dark and steep. Thus we see a horse slipping off the gully. Nolan used expressive brush stokes rather than smooth and fine brush techniques. As was his style not to paint realistically, he layered his different colours over each other revaeling the depth of the matter or element(s). As shown in the gully, it has been painted yet very roughly indicated that perhaps with a gully like this one, it is quite hard to trot on.
The colours are dark and gloomy. Even the sky is not vibrant putting the viewer in a gloomy environment.
The colours are dark and gloomy. Even the sky is not vibrant putting the viewer in a gloomy environment.
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hi this is a comment about the picture...........
it is really good and im doing a project on sidney nolan and i was wondering if you knew how much this picture (The Slip Horse) costs? if you do can you please help me out by doing another website called sidney nolan the slip horse and say how much it cost? thankyou
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