Desmond Morris's Naked Ape Period


Good Morning Miss
Smith

Good Morning Miss Smith
1969

Skull and plastic lips
length: 8.5 in. (22 cm.)

Moratorium

Moratorium
1969

Mannequin, skull plastic ornaments
Height: 35 in. (90 cm.)

Mother Goddess

Mother Goddess
1969

Painted metal and stone
Height: 10 in. (25 cm.)

The Collector's Fallacy

The Collector's Fallacy
1972

Oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60 x 75 cm.)

Table for Two

Table for Two
1972

Ink and water-colour
9 x 10 in. (22.5 x 25 cm.)

The Attentive Friend

The Attentive Friend
1972

Oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45 cm.)

The Guardian of the
Cycle

The Guardian of the Cycle
1972

Oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30 x 45 cm.)

The Protector

The Protector
1972

Oil on canvas
16 x 22 in. (40 x 55 cm.)

The Protege

The Protege
1972

Oil on board
10 x 8 in. (25 x 20 cm.)

The Three Members

The Three Members
1972

Oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30 x 45 cm.)

The Titillator

The Titillator
1972

Oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30 x 45 cm.)

Lovers' White Dreamtime

Lovers' White Dreamtime
1973

Oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60 x 75 cm.)

The Budding Force

The Budding Force
1973

Oil on canvas
16 x 12 in. (40 x 30 cm.)

The Agitator

The Agitator
1973

Oil on canvas
10 x 8 in. (25 x 20 cm.)

Disturbance in the
Colony

Disturbance in the Colony
1973

Oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50 x 75 cm.)

The Day After
Yesterday

The Day After Yesterday
1973

Oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30 x 40 cm.)

For Insiders Only

For Insiders Only
1973

Oil on canvas
16 x 22 in. (40 x 55 cm.)

The Observers

The Observers
1973

Oil on board
20 x 30 in. (50 x 75 cm.)

The Kill

The Kill
1973

Oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50 x 75 cm.)

The Arena

The Arena
1976

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60 x 90 cm.)

Totemic Decline

Totemic Decline
1976

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60 x 90 cm.)

The Sentinel

The Sentinel
1976

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60 x 90 cm.)

The Presentation

The Presentation
1976

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60 x 90 cm.)

Aggro

Aggro
Dated 1979, completed 1981

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60 x 90 cm.)

The Seven Sisters

The Seven Sisters
1985

Oil on board
24 x 36 in. (60.5 x 90 cm.)

The Brown Figure II

The Brown Figure II
1985

Oil on board
10 x 7 in. (25 x 17.5 cm.)

The Red Guard

The Red Guard
1986

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60 x 90 cm.)

The Survivor

The Survivor
1988

Mixed media
8 x 13 in. (32.5 x 20 cm.)

The Old Dilema

The Old Dilema
1988

Mixed media
8 x 13 in. (20 x 32.5 cm.)

Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow
1989

Oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60 x 75 cm.)

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