Agony in the Garden

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Two black painted wooden boxes, one within the other, with an inlay of green baize. The interior of the inner box consists of a rectangle of 'astro-turf' (or 'grass' used to decorate a market trader's stall), on which a mouse trap, inscribed 'THE LITTLE NIPPER' with a plastic rosebud (for bait); with two bees (one caught in the sprung trap; the other on the other side of the trap); a third bee rests on the 'grass'.

Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries

Leeds

Title

Agony in the Garden

Date

1978

Medium

mixed media

Measurements

H 49.5 x W 44.1 x D 8.5 cm

Accession number

LEEAG.SC.1987.0035

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist with the aid of a grant from the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1987

Work type

Sculpture

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