Lightness of Hand, Fleetness of Foot by Tom Kreisler

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Lightness of Hand, Fleetness of Foot

Lightness of Hand, Fleetness of Foot

Artist

Tom Kreisler
Production Date

1984
Medium

acrylic on canvas
Size

1140 x 1350 mm
Credit

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2022
Accession Number

C2022/1/6/3
Accession Date

19 May 2022
Department

New Zealand Art
Classification

Painting
Collection

Chartwell
Chartwell Notes

"This painting is where I feel I want to be as a painter. In the words of the title Lightness of Hand, Fleetness of Foot, I mean, I like painting lightly, and then I like getting out of it quickly."

Tom Kreisler, presentation at the Visual Arts Forum, 6–10 January 1992, Wanganui.