Mexican Afternoon, 1985-1988 Digital

Item — Box: LTFBOX/MYERS Box 1

Identifier(s): H2019.53/10

Mexican Afternoon

Scope and contents

Shows a female figure with red hair, a sunflower and skull, a sleeping dog and scenes of the domed pavilion at Il Porto and Galli Island in the distance amongst swirling forms.

Described by Gianni Menichetti in 'Notes about Vali's drawings in this book' (YMS 16336, Box 6/3): A heavy melancholy drawing...'Love my heart for an hour, but my bone for a day at least the skeleton smiles, for it has a morrow'. (First lines of Street Song, Edith Sitwell).

Dates

1985-1988

Creator

Myers, Vali, 1930-2003 (Artist, Person)

Conditions governing use

Copyright status

This work is in copyright.

Extent

1 drawing : pen, sepia, burnt sienna and watercolour ; 22.5 x 33 cm

Additional description

General note

Signed and dated lower right in image: Vali Myers 1985-88.

Quote from a poem inscribed in image lower right: 'Love my heart for an hour but my bone for a day. At least the skeleton smiles for it has a morrow' Street Song Edith Sitwell'.

Reproduced in 'Vali Myers: Between the dusk and dawn', Bundoora, La Trobe University, 2013, p. 70.

One of 14 framed works, now deframed.