Footballer (Nolan)
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Footballer is a 1946 painting by Australian artist Sidney Nolan. It depicts an Australian rules footballer standing before a crowd of spectators at a football match. For many years the painting was thought to be a generic image of a footballer, however Nolan later revealed that the painting is based on Bill Mohr, a star player for the St Kilda Football Club during the 1930s.
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Artist | Sidney Nolan |
Year | 1946 |
Type | enamel paint on composition board |
Dimensions | 121.9 cm × 91.4 cm (48.0 in × 36.0 in) |
Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
In 2002, the painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria, and has become one of the gallery's most popular works.[1][2] According to journalist Geoff McClure, Footballer "has special significance because, together with Drysdale's The Cricketers, it represents virtually the entire sports-related work ever done by our masters."[3]