Wendy Owen., Age, 'Archibald and Sulman prizes scooped by Sydney artist; Whiteley wins the big double', Melbourne, 22 Jan 1977, 2 (illus.). This long oil and ink self-portrait incorporates fluid lines building to a sense of rapture, intoxication and playfulness. Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. 15-41, London, 1995, 35-36, 145 (colour illus. Photograph of Brett Whiteley also appears with this article. Susan McCulloch, Alan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art, Carlton, 2006, 1085 (colour illus.). In 1959 he was awarded the Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship, which was judged by Australian artist Russell Drysdale at the Art Gallery of NSW. Richard Wherrett, Sydney Theatre Company Limited Ninth Annual Report 1987, Sydney, 1987, front cover (colour illus.). Whiteley looks out at us directly, with none of the emotional address of his early Van Gogh style portrait, none of the mock decadence of 1976, or the drug-fuelled angst of 1978. The Australian artist is often celebrated for his painting but all his works had drawing at their core. Michaela Boland., The Weekend Australian, 'Whiteley's ex-wife ready to fight forgeries', Canberra, 06 Nov 2010-07 Nov 2010, (colour illus.). The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. He started drawing at a very early age. In writing about Brett Whiteley, it is tempting to simply present the facts and let the reader draw his/her own conclusions, such are the contradictions. This article appears in 'The Arts' section of the newspaper. 9 Shades of Whiteley is a mini-retrospective exhibition tracing the artist's life and career from his earliest work in 1955, with Self Portrait at Sixteen, to just a few months before his death, with Port Douglas, Far North Queensland 1992.. He made several attempts to dry out and get off drugs completely, all ultimately unsuccessful. 18-19, Sydney, 13 May 2006-14 Jun 2006, 18-19. See opening hours The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. Look at these paintings and examine how Whiteley has given us clues to his identity. The Self-portrait of 1977 represents a far less theatrical attempt at self-reflection. It was first publicly exhibited at the Bonython Art Gallery in Paddington, Sydney in February 1972 as part of an exhibition titled Portraits and other emergencies. 3], Sydney, Jan 1976-Mar 1976, 233 (illus.). 174-195, Oxford, 2001, 190 (colour illus.). 'Review' magazine. This photograph was taken by Andrew Rankin. Sarah Engledow describes the fall-out once Brett Whiteley stuck Patrick Whites list of his loves and hates onto his great portrait of the writer. A photograph of Alan Lloyd, head of conservation at the Art Gallery of NSW, examining a detail of Whiteley's painting also accompanies this article. Rhana Devenport and Vaughan Rees, Art-i-facts, Book One: An exploration of art and design for junior secondary students, 'Structure in art and design', pg. Growing up in Longueville, a suburb of Sydney, Whiteley was educated at Scots School, Bathurst[2] and Scots College, Bellevue Hill. It started with a peaceful, dreamlike, serene ocean scene on one side, that worked its way to destruction and chaos in a mass of lighting, red colours and explosions on the other side. This article appeared in 'The Arts' section, and Dr. Keeney discusses problems artists have when painting their own hands. 07 Apr 1939 In retrospect, Whiteleys life and work in the 1970s, when he was widely perceived as Australias leading artist, may be seen as a time of great personal conflict. . AU $100.00. This is a repeated advertisement for an art book titled `Brett Whiteley' by Sandra McGrath. Similar to Brett Whiteley's other major paintings of this period, 'Self-portrait in the studio' exudes a sense of sumptuous living and the liquid presence of the harbour through what he called 'the ecstasy-like effect of Ultramarine blue'. His last studio and home at 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills in Sydney is now a museum managed by the Art Gallery of NSW. Barry Pearce, Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales said: 'this is an opportunity to bring together a selection of works influenced by, or in tune with, a special Asian aesthetic that began to infiltrate Australian visual culture during the 1960s, in particular the brushwork of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy. From $33.34. He died following an overdose of heroin in a motel in Thirroul, NSW in the winter of 1992. 0 bids Ending 7 Mar at 23:33 AEDST 5d 18h Local pickup. His poems have appeared in various anthologies, including those of the Newcastle Poets at the Pub; on various websites including the Black Dog Institute and the ABC; and on the walls of the New England Regional Art Museum with a Brett Whiteley self-portrait (2014) and the SCG Museum with Doug Walters Test cap (2014). How would the space be divided and what objects of inspiration would be around you? Barry Pearce et al., Brett Whiteley education pack, 'Self-Portraits and Other Intimacies', Sydney, 1995, (illus.). BRETT WHITELEY (1939 - 1992) GARDEN, 1975 brush and sepia ink on paper 84.5 x 75.0 cm stamped lower. 105. Photo David Christian, Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait at 16', 1955, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait in the studio', 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales. The artists face reflected in a tiny mirror suggests the influence of Eastern art in the portrayal of man as merely a small part of a much larger landscape. 9 (verso) in education pack. Michaela Boland., Weekend Australian, 'Master cards', pg. The Brett Whiteley Studio (Editor), Big Blue - The painted harbour, Sydney, 1997, cover (colour illus.). Expressive, lively and playful, Brett Whiteleys sketches and drawings not only provided the foundations for his paintings, sculptures and prints, they also demonstrate the joy of capturing a moment on paper, indulging in an idea or creative concept. Jane Hampson, Look, 'wwwhiteley.com', pg. 204-210. It took a great deal of his time and effort, taking about a year of full-time work. Wendy Whiteley on 'Self-portrait in the studio' (1976), Wendy Whiteley on the life and work of Brett Whiteley, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes for 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22Jan197727Feb1977, Archibald Retrosepctive Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19851985, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16Sep199519Nov1995, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 13Dec199528Jan1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 22Feb199608Apr1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09May199616Jun1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02Jul199626Aug1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 18Sep199617Nov1996, Big Blue - the painted harbour (1997), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21Jun199729Mar1998, A Different Vision - Brett Whiteley Sculptures (1998), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 04Apr199823Aug1998, Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04Aug200003Dec2000, Brett Whiteley: Interiors (2001), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 14Jul200114Oct2001, To look within: Self portraits in Australia, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 16Apr200420Jun2004, To look within: Self portraits in Australia, National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], Canberra, 09Jul200419Sep2004, Warning: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century an MPRG exhibition., Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 04Apr200628May2006, 9 shades of Whiteley, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, 12Jul200807Sep2008, 9 shades of Whiteley, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, 13Sep200815Nov2008, 9 shades of Whiteley, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 22Nov200808Feb2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 14Feb200926Apr2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 01May200914Jun2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 02Jul200923Aug2009, Iconic Whiteley (2009-2010), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12Sep200922Aug2010, Brett Whiteley - Connections (2010-2011), TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 06Nov201019Mar2011, Blue (2011), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 09Jul201108Jul2012, The nude: erotic, sensual and sacred, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12Apr201301Sep2013, Brett Whiteley portraits, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 23May201428Sep2014, Brett Whiteley: sculptures and ceramics, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 05Jun201506Dec2015, Destination Sydney, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, 05Dec201514Feb2016, Naked, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 18Nov201614May2017, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15Dec201831Mar2019, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, 31Jul202131Oct2021, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 10Dec202126Jan2022, Brett Whiteley: Lavender Bay, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 25Oct201915Mar2020, Brett Whiteley: Blue and White, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 30Apr202227Nov2022, Brett Whiteley: Eternity is Now, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 03Dec20222023. It was, at the very least, a way of exposing his own dark obsessions to the widest possible audience and the full glare of publicity. 9. . He was very much influenced by the peace movement at the time and came to believe that if he painted one huge painting which would advocate peace, then the Americans would withdraw their troops from Vietnam. This is the same article that appeared in `The Saturday Mercury', titled `Whiteley gone but his great spirit lingers on', 20 June, 1992. One suspects a touch of trichophilia a fetishising of hair with vague sexual overtones. He remembers the artist as vital and engaging, definitely one of the most imaginative and energetic individuals I have known. signed lower right: brett whiteley. Open daily Walsh also appears in the . He painted a series of paintings based on these events, including Head of Christie. Wendy Whiteley, former wife of Brett Whiteley, talks about the work 'Self-portrait in the studio' (1976). Brett Whiteley is photographed by Robert Walker at. In 1972-73 Whitley produced another monumental work "Alchemy", described by Pearce as another self-portrait but without the fierce political agenda of its predecessor. And now perhaps just a bit taken with her own image', pg. Directed by James Bogle and produced by Sue Clothier, Whiteley includes extensive archival footage and photos, personal notes and letters, as well as animations and dramatic reconstructions, although no new interviews were shot for the film. List of works. Barry Pearce and Alec George, 9 Shades of Whiteley, '4: Lavender Bay', pg. Joan Clemenger AO and Peter Clemenger AO, Melbourne, acquired from the above in April 1979. I am trying to become a great man. [5]. ), 24. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons. The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. One could be cynical about these additions, seeing them as pictorial short cuts that saved a lot of time and effort, but its entirely plausible Whiteley was motivated solely by inner necessity or at least, his own, idiosyncratic version of the concept. Shop today! 30-35, London, 2013, 31 (colour illus.). 2023 John McDonald. The use of images of works of art reproduced on this website and all other content may be restricted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). He was the subject of an ABC television documentary called Difficult Pleasure directed by Don Featherstone in 1989, which showed him talking about many of his main works, and his recent works such as ones done during a month-long trip to Paris; one of his last overseas trips. As well as Whiteley, artists included here are Peter Upward, Ian Fairweather, John Olsen, Tony Tuckson, Royston Harpur , Michael Johnson, and four of their Chinese contemporaries in the collection; Li Jinxue, HE Jianguo, Wang Ziwu and Nie Ou. Why did that particular work gain your attention? 1945 LtGen Edmund Herring by William Dargie. Email clairem@ag.nsw.gov.au. 13: Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) Est: AUD60,000 - AUD80,000. 9, Sydney, 07 Sep 2013, 9. 23, Sydney, 2008, 3, 22 (colour illus. Brett Whiteley AO (1939 - 1992) Born 7 April 1939 Sydney, New South Wales Died 15 June 1992 (aged 53) Thirroul, New South Wales Education Julian Ashton Art School Known for Visual arts Movement Avant-garde Awards: Biennale de Paris - International Prize for Young Artists 1962 Archibald Prize 1976 Self Portrait in the Studio, 1978 Charles Green, Peripheral vision: Contemporary Australian art 1970-94, Drummoyne, 1995, 7. Having attained the height of success, he realised that from this pinnacle the only way is down. Jenny Aland and Max Darby (Editors), Art Connections, 'Visual design or plan of artworks', pg. In his younger years he was sent to boarding school in Bathurst and also Scots Collage in Sydney. card no. 15 Jun 1992. In 1989, he and Wendy, whom he had always credited as his 'muse', divorced. The painting is set in Brett Whiteley's studio with his furniture and includes his other artworks around him. At the time of print Olsen and Coburn were board members of the Art Gallery of NSW. The sculpture depicted on the right and others in the . . unknown author., Sun news-pictorial, 'Brett wins art double', Melbourne, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). ), 81. 29-31, Sydney, 20 Jun 1992, 29-31. Barbara Konkolowicz, A different vision, Sydney, 1998. ), 232. plate no. Rodney James., WARNING: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century, 'Come to where the flavour is, smoking, cigarettes + modernity', Mornington, 2006, (colour illus.). As it turned out, he could be neither scared nor shamed into giving up heroin. Inspired principally by Matisse, but also by his house at Lavender Bay on Sydney Harbour's north shore, he created a series of large scale paintings of expansive interiors and views evoking the marine beauty of the harbour. 30.5 x 25.5 cm. Whiteley travelled extensively throughout Asia, including India in 1965, and Japan in the last years of his life, experiencing at first hand the sources of his inspiration. 1975 It was hanging beside a wonderful John Olsen, Five Bells (oil on hardboard, 1963) on the day i visited, which i thought most apt for the two were good friends. Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2022, Greg Weight BRETT WHITELEY. Free entry, Find out what you need to know before visiting, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes for 1976, A Different Vision - Brett Whiteley Sculptures (1998), Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, To look within: Self portraits in Australia. 0 bids Ending Today at 22:53 AEDST 19h 16m Local pickup. The competitions are run annually, with the award ceremonies being held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Alec George, Look, 'Whiteley's 'inner paddock', pg. The glamorous Whiteleys marriage was fiery, and their inevitable separation added to the artists problems with substances and self-doubt. corner, white oil "1975 brett whiteley". 28-29, Sydney, 09 Sep 1995, 28-29. Close up of painting focused on blue harbour and white boats which merges with actual harbour footage with shimmering water. Open daily Brett Whiteley AO (7 April 1939 15 June 1992) was an Australian artist. Tributes to Brett Whiteley collectively written by Stuart Purves; director of Australian Galleries, Doug Hall; director of Queensland Art Gallery, Colin Lanceley; artist, Mary Eagle and Andrew Sayers; curators of Australian Art at the Australian National Gallery, and, Paul Delprat; Principal of The Julian Ashton Art School. Brett Whiteley self-portrait, Remembering Lao Tse (Shaving off a Second), 1967 [image link from artquotes.net] . Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. Photograph of Whiteley's 'Self Portrait in the Studio' is taken "stored in the bowels of the Art Gallery of NSW", by Bruce Miller. Closed Good Friday & Christmas day He also showed his large T-shirt collection, and talks about his sculpture, which he said is an aspect of his work that many people do not take seriously. This painting won the Archibald Prize in 1976 and was acquired by the Gallery in 1977. The artist's face reflected in a tiny mirror suggests the influence of Eastern art in the portrayal of man as merely a small part of a much larger . Whiteley's sculpture, Nude (1962) Brett Whiteley AO (7 April 1939 - 15 June 1992) was an Australian artist. [28], This article is about the artist. 213-236, Sydney, Summer 1982, 235 (colour illus.). Provenance: private collection NSW (gift from the artist c.1975). Brett Whiteley AO (19391992), artist, displayed a brilliant talent for drawing as a Sydney schoolboy. Whiteley appears as a character in the book Falling Towards England by Clive James under the name Dibbs Buckley. Apart from the mirror portrait, this was clearly inspired by Matisse's Red Studio, with the colour transformed to Whiteley's favourite ultramarine blue. Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, 'Lavender Bay: Optical Ecstasy', pg. Leslie Hollings (Editor), The Australian, Sydney, 31 Mar 1979, (illus.). Donald Richardson, Art & Design in Australia, South Yarra, 1995, 15, 60, 80, 83, 137, 140, 145, 163, 243.. Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, Chapter 4: Into the 1970s, pg. Abstract: `Prizes, Rivers and More Prizes' by Sandra McGrath, pg. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. He painted Patrick White while the author was working on his autobiography, Flaws in the Glass in 197980; thus two great portraits of White, painted and written, developed together. In London he excited art dealers and fell under the influence of painters such as Francis Bacon, of whom he later made a series of portraits. (1975), both from the collection of the Art Gallery of NSW. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Were not looking at a would-be genius or a sinful penitent. Published in Deutscher and Hackett: IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN + INTERNATIONAL FINE ART, Braving Time: Contemporary Art in Queer Australia. In July 2016, Text Publishing published Whiteley's biography, titled Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing. IMAGE CREDIT: Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) Self portrait drawing calligraphically 1975. Jane Hampson, Sun-Herald, 'Brett Whiteley's Images of Sydney Harbour', pg. Birds and heroes people Brett Whiteley's art. Ink on Torn Reassembled Paper 65x60cm The second painting has a completely different tone. Janet Hawley, Artists in conversation, Richmond, 2012, viii (colour illus.). 20-21, Heidelberg, May 1997, 21 (colour illus.). David Shteinman, Philosopher, 'Tribute to a Dionysian Free Spirit. In 1970 he was invited to work in the consciously creative Yellow House with Martin Sharp, Brett Whiteley, George Gittoes and Peter Kingston, photographing its artists, installations and activities and there mounting his first exhibition, a series of photographs of the Cronulla sand dunes. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. All rights reserved. Nevertheless, within this perceived enlightened sense of judging, the Trustees reverted to traditional form with the award going to William Pidgeon in 1961 for Rabbi Dr I. Porush. ), 162 (colour illus.). He began the 1970s with gentle pictures of birds, moving on to massive portraits of the poets Verlaine and Rimbaud before taking two years to paint the gigantic Alchemy 197273. Melissa Phegan., Daily telegraph mirror, 'The passion and pain of Brett Whiteley', Sydney, 21 Jul 1992, (illus.). Terry Ingram., The Australian financial review, 'Market may see "secret" paintings', Sydney, 14 May 1993, 7 (illus.). BRETT WHITELEY We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. From the late 1970s, his self-portraits such as Art, life and the other thing 1978 began to trace his heroin addiction, which increasingly impacted his life and career. Editor Unknown (Editor), Brett Whiteley The Retrospective, This exhibition travelled to Victoria from New South Wales, Melbourne, pre 02 Jul 1996, Cover (colour illus.). He soon settled in Lavender Bay. Clare Gervasoni and Susan Paterson, Catbuster: Art, 1994. cat.no. 26, Sydney, Jun 2014, 26 (colour illus.). Many who were close to Whiteley, then aged 39, felt sure he would not survive beyond 40. Artists; A-Z Listing; Art movements; Schools and groups signed lower right: BRETT WHITELEY, [1] Wilson, Ashleigh, Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing, Text Publlishing, Melbourne, 2016, p.272, [2] Berg, Charles, The Unconscious Significance of Hair, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1951, [3] Whiteley, Brett, quoted in Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1979, p.219, [4] Kandinsky, Wassily, On the Spiritual in Art, 1910 (mutiple editions). [23], The book was longlisted for a Walkley Book Award and Australian Book Industry Award, and shortlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards and the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award. After meeting Bryan Robertson, the director of the Whitechapel Gallery, Whiteley was included in the 1961 group show 'Recent Australian Painting,' where his Untitled red painting was bought by the Tate Gallery. ), Sue Williams, Daily telegraph mirror, 'Memories of Whiteley', subtitled 'Portrait of an artist', pg. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Ashleigh Wilson, author of Whiteley's biography, is a consultant on the work. 61-85, Sydney, 2005, 76 (colour illus. (This same article appears in 'The Daily Telegraph Mirror', 20 June, 1992. Edmund Capon AM, OBE and Jan Meek (Editors), Portrait of a Gallery, 'Australian 20th Century art', pg. Brett Whiteley painting - alchemy 1972-1973 Art Print. Find more prominent pieces of self-portrait at Wikiart.org - best visual art database. Place yourself in your favourite room. In London he excited art dealers and fell under the influence of painters such as Francis Bacon. In 1959 he won an art scholarship sponsored by the Italian government and judged by Russell Drysdale. He met other artists and musicians while he lived at the Hotel Chelsea, where he befriended musicians Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan. Andrew Sayers, Australian art, 'Icon and abstraction 1951-68', pg. are Butcher Bird with Baudelaire's Eyes of 1972 in pen, ink, gouache and collage, and the . I remember having this very, very powerful sense that my destiny was to completely give myself to painting that I would be a painter and it was a remarkable moment of knowing that. Why does he reference these artists in his self-portraits? Alivea Goncalves Stevenson told of her family's relief that a suspect is in custody for her sister, Kaylee's, brutal murder on November 13. Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 Sep 1995-19 Nov 1995. . Jill Sykes, Look, 'Members events', pg. Lou Klepac, Affinities: Brett Whiteley & Lloyd Rees, 'Introduction', pg. Greg Weight (b. [20] On 7 May 2007, Opera House, (which took Whiteley a decade to paint, and which he exchanged with Qantas for a period of free air travel) sold for A$2.8million, in Sydney. He won all three prizes in 1978 (the first artist to do so) and the Wynne a third time in 1984. 1928 Dr Alexander Leeper by John Longstaff. . 17, Melbourne, Feb 2001, 17 (colour illus.). . Throughout his career, Whiteley would return again and again to the self-portrait, as a form of self-examination and self-dramatisation. They had borrowed the money, using their car as collateral. 36. Look at this beautiful house and wonderful pictures and things. Brett Whiteley - portrait 1 1975 Greg Weight. By vintage wall art. But this painting also hints at a darker side, as Wendy Whiteley explained in 1995: he was warning himself and other people watching. Jane Fraser., The Australian, 'Tribute to Whiteley looks back with love', Sydney, 07 Jul 1992, 3 (illus.). Balmoral Brett Whiteley 1978. Brett Whiteley is one of Australia's most celebrated artists. Many of the ideas from the work may have come from his experiences with alcohol, marijuana and other drugs. Artist Natasha Walsh with her nearly completed Archibald Prize entry, a riff on Brett Whiteley's winning piece, 'Self-portrait in the studio'.Janie Barrett. unknown author., The Australian, 'Under lock and key', Sydney, 19 Jun 1992, 11. 63-87, Sydney, 1999, 77 (colour illus. Self-portrait with reading specs, 1991. Richard Coleman., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Doctor's theory may help self portraits', Sydney, 03 Apr 1981, (illus.). Gareth Sansom (born 19 November 1939) is an Australian artist, painter, printmaker and collagist and winner of the 2008 John McCaughey Memorial Prize of $100,000.. Best known for introducing new themes and subject-matter into Australian art and being one of the first Australian artists to be influenced by Pop art, particularly British Pop artists like Peter Blake, Allen Jones, Derek Boshier . Whiteley's self portrait is compared with Velaquez's of 1656, and Manet's of 1879. Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive. There are portraits of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Charles . Jane Scott, Barry Pearce and Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley: Connections, 'Brett Whiteley: Connections', Healesville, 2010. 'Self Portrait in Studio' was created in 1976 by Brett Whiteley in Fauvism style. Brett Whiteley, Self-Portrait in the Studio (1976) In 1976, Brett won the Archibald Prize for his painting Self Portrait in the Studio. Whiteley painted other images of the Australian landscape, including a view of the south coast of New South Wales after it had been raining called The South Coast after rain. Art market auction sales from the 1970s to 2023 for 3,338 works by artist Brett Whiteley (1939-92), and values for over 18,000 other Australian and New Zealand artists. Self portrait in the studio 1976 Like many other Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley - Self Portrait in the Studio; John Moores Painting Prize - John Walker for "Juggernaut with plume - for P Neruda" Exhibitions. No other artist left traces of his own locks on so many canvases. Explore the tradition of interior and still life painting by examining the work of Johannes Vermeer, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh, Giorgio Morandi and Margret Preston. Saturday 29 April to Sunday 20 August 2006. Zo Ross (Editor), Eyewitness travel guides: Australia, 'Botanic gardens and the Domain', pg. It was the cage of his interior, his addiction, the window or a glimpse of possible escape into paradise: the escape from one's psyche. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people. Mervyn Horton (Editor), Art and Australia [vol. Robert Hughes, art critic for 'Time' magazine was quoted several times throughout this article.
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