Princes Bridge, Melbourne 1975

BOYLE, Margery

Registration number

1086667

Artist/maker

BOYLE, Margery

Title

Princes Bridge, Melbourne

Production date

1975

Medium

oil on composition board

Dimensions (H x W x D)

92.5 x 92.5 (sight)

Inscriptions

lr cnr: Margery Boyle

Credit line

Acquired through the Lord Mayor''''''''s Acquisitive Award, 1975
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Margery Boyle, Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1975

Summary

Margery Boyle's 'Princes Bridge, Melbourne' was acquired for the Art and Heritage Collection through the Lord Mayor's Acquisitive Award in 1975, the year the work was painted. Depicting Princes Bridge from the waters of the Yarra, the painting seems equally focused on the city rising beyond bridge's signature arches. There is an understated tension and energy in this well-composed cityscape. While on the one hand the still waters and the restrained palette convey a sense of calm, on the other, the densely layered buildings and numerous cranes on the skyline suggest a vibrant and expanding urban environment.