Expanded NumberOP-000114Artist's nameLeonard French Place of birth and residenceAustraliaBirth and death dates1928–2017Title
The coming of the turtle
Date1962MediumOil and gilt on hessian on boardDimensions122.3 x 92.7 cmInscriptionsSigned and dated l.r.French '62Provenance
Acquired from Rudy Komon Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, in 1963
Publication history
Reproduced on the Bank’s Christmas card in 1964
Exhibition history
Exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia for the artist’s retrospective as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts, 1970; The Reserve Bank of Australia Collection, Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, 1992; Hidden Treasures: Art in Corporate Collections, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 1995; Planned for Progress, Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, 2010.
The coming of the turtle (1962). Reserve Bank of Australia Unreserved, accessed 25/06/2026, https://unreserved.rba.gov.au/nodes/view/88173, https://doi.org/10.47688/RBA_Archives_OP-000114
https://doi.org/10.47688/RBA_Archives_OP-000114
