83 Moncur Street Woollahra NSW 2025tel: 02 9362 0297 fax: 02 9362 0318
email: art@evabreuerartdealer.com.au
website: www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au
Important Australian Paintings
Sir Sidney Nolan (1917-1992)
Sir Sidney Nolan (1917-1992)Kelly 1959
Polyvinyl acetate on board
151 x 120.25 cm
signed lower left: N
verso: Feb 23rd 1959 / N
no.8163
Provenance: Private collection New South Wales
Exhibited: Unmasked: Sidney Nolan and Ned Kelly 1950 - 1990, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 11 November 2006- 4 March 2007
Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly paintings are among the most important in his oeuvre. Painting the first of his Kelly series in 1946-47 (National Gallery of Australia), Nolan returned to the Kelly figure many times and it is the 1950s Kelly paintings in particular which establish “a new magic and imaginative power.”1 In these later Kelly paintings the ‘naïve’ style of the 1940s Kelly series has been replaced by a more human, emotional intensity. In Kelly 1959 Nolan combines the heroic image of Ned Kelly with the classical image of martyrdom. This work highlights Nolan’s interest in the mythic and uniquely Australian Kelly saga as a story which parallels classical legend. Painted while Nolan was in New York on a Harkness Fellowship, Kelly 1959 is executed in polyvinyl acetate (the medium used for the Leda and Swan series also painted at this time) which Nolan scraped across the board in multiple transparent layers of luminous and varied colour.
1 Clark. J., Sidney Nolan: Landscapes and Legends, ICCA, Sydney, 1987, pp.120-21.
Visit our website to view other paintings by Sir Sidney Nolan
Leonard French (b.1928)
Leonard French (b.1928)Winter Fountain c.1987-93
enamel and gold leaf on hessian on composition board
122 x 137 cm
Signed: l.r. 'French'
Provenance: Private collection Perth
no.11197
Leonard French's works frequently depict epic stories, such as the Iliad, the Odyssey and events from the Bible. These stories allow him a platform to explore universal themes, most frequently the struggle and spiritual journey of a hero. His highly individual and distinctive works reveal a plethora of influences, from Byzantine mosaics (his symmetry and precision), to Gothic (bright colours outlined in black), Romanesque architecture (squat, solid figures) Cubism and the work of Léger to name but a few. This work, Winter Fountain, exemplifies all these elements. The two figures in the work – one black, one white and both with distinctive rounded heads, first began appearing in French’s work in the late 1980’s. Like many facets of French’s work they appear to be highly symbolic, but with the exact meaning intended by the artist obscured. Other works wit these figures include The Release (in the collection of the Bendigo Art Gallery), Duet and The Tightrope (both in private collections.) Winter Fountain from the Duality series, expresses a deep sense of self and individual mortality. The series which was created during the late eighties explores the human condition as the figure struggles with between light and dark images of self. French's work is represented at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, all state galleries, most regional galleries and is also included in many major international collections, including the MoMA, New York. French also completed numerous monumental commissions in Australia, the most famous being the glass ceiling in the Great Hall at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Visit our website to view other important Australian paintings
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)Untitled (Bird) 1978
Oil on board with mixed media
82 x 85.5cm
Signed 'Brett Whiteley 78' lower left
Provenance: Private collection Sydney
no.8781
Brett Whiteley created some of the most important paintings of twentieth century Australian Art. His mastery of, and unique approach to form, colour, light and gesture in a body of work which spans subjects from birds to boulders, have made him one of the icons of not only the Australian art world but also internationally. Brett Whiteley is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries, many regional galleries, as well as many important public collections both in Australia and overseas. Three of Brett Whiteley’s most memorable solo exhibitions were devoted to the theme of birds in 1979, 1983 and 1988. “It is not too fanciful to think of Whiteley’s bird paintings as self portraits”, Barry Pearce has commented. “He loved them since childhood and in his last phase of work they became symbols of both domesticity and freedom.” Reference: The Australian Magazine, 26 August, 1995, p.16.
“Pearce has described Whiteley as “Australia’s most sublime painter of birds, “as essential symbols of the song of creation and the joy of life.” Reference: Barry Pearce (1989), Australian Artists, Australian Birds, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, p.144.
Visit our website to view other paintings by Brett Whiteley
Roger Kemp (1908-1987)
Roger Kemp (1908-1987)Untitled c.1963
Acrylic on masonite
91.5 x 122cm
no.5320
Roger Kemp is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries, many regional galleries as well as many other public collections throughout Australia. Kemp has been the recipient of numerous coveted awards including the 1968 and 1970 Blake Prize. “Kemp’s contribution to the development of abstract painting in Australia is substantial. He has shown how a personal language can be developed from experience with effort and tenacity without recourse to models from abroad.”
Reference: Roger Kemp: Cycle and Directions 1935 –1975, Monash University Department of Visual arts, Exhibition Gallery, Melbourne: The Gallery, 1978 pp.1-2.
Visit our website to view other paintings by Roger Kemp
Kevin Connor (b. 1932)
Kevin Connor (b. 1932)Movie World People 1993
Oil on linen
71 x 91.5cm
no.6155
Kevin Connor is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, most state galleries, many regional regional galleries as well as many other public collections throughout Australia. He has been the recipient of numerous coveted awards including the 1975 and 1977 Archibald prize, 1991 Sulman Prize and the 1992 and 2005 Dobell Prize. Movie World People 1993 is a bold, painterly work. Connor's brush work is loose and immediate, the paint application heavy, enlivening the painting with a distinct sense of movement.
Visit our website to view other paintings by Kevin Connor
James Gleeson (1915-2008)
James Gleeson (1915-2008)Untitled (Two Figures in Psychoscape) c.1965
oil on board
19 x 14.5cm
Signed 'Gleeson' lower right
Provenance: Sydney Antique centre
Grafton House Gallery
Private collection Cairns
no.11139
Visit our website to view other paintings by James Gleeson
David Boyd (b.1924)
David Boyd (b.1924)Three Children by the sea c.1999
Oil on board
26 x 22 cm
Signed: "David Boyd" lower left
Provenance: Private collection Sydney
no.11017
Visit our website to view other paintings by David Boyd
Contemporary Paintings
Elisabeth Kruger (b.1955)
Elisabeth Kruger (b.1955)Spill 2007
oil on linen
122 x 122cm
no.10885
Visit our website to view other paintings by Elisabeth Kruger
Wayne Eager (b.1957)
Wayne Eager (b.1957)Fragrance, 2008
acrylic on linen (framed)
152 x 122cm
no.10424
Visit our website to view other paintings by Wayne Eager
Tony Irving (b.1939)
Tony Irving (b.1939)Beyond the fence 2009
oil on linen
80 x 130cm
no.11146
Visit our website to view other paintings by Tony Irving
Judy Cassab (b. 1920)
Judy Cassab (b. 1920)Women with Sphinx 2007
Oil on canvas
39.5 x 50 cm
Signed 'Cassab 07' lower right
Provenance: The artist
no.10678
Visit our website to view other paintings by Judy Cassab
Anna Platten (b.1957)
Anna Platten (b.1957)Head and House 2007
charcoal on paper
125 x 100cm
no.10769
Finalist in the Kedumba drawing prize 2007
Visit our website to view other artworks by Anna Platten
Paul Procee
Paul ProceeMy Spineless Cousin 2009
Oil on copper
25 x 20cm
no.11195
Visit our website to view other paintings by Paul Procee
Philippa Blair (b.1945)
Philippa Blair (b.1945)Knockout 2007
oil on canvas
152.5 x 152.5 cm
no.9863
Visit our website to view other paintings by Philippa Blair
Geoffrey Proud (b. 1946)
Geoffrey Proud (b. 1946)Cloudy Day, Rain Sprite
pastel on paper
67 x 47cm
signed 'Proud' lower right
no.10161
Visit our website to view other pastels by Geoffrey Proud
Featured Graphic
Arthur Boyd (1920-1999)
Arthur Boyd (1920-1999)Lovers in a Landscape
Etching A/P
26.5 x 30cm (image)
37.5 x 52.5cm (paper)
signed Arthur Boyd, VI/VI, A/P
no.10436
Visit our website to view other graphics by Arthur Boyd
John Coburn (1925-2006)
John Coburn (1925-2006)Rare Bird 1987
Screen print A/P (6 colours)
artist' proof: 10
48 x 70cm (image)
54.9 x 74.9cm (sheet)
signed, dated LR, inscribed with title LC and edition LL
printed by Michael Phelps, Sydney
commissioned by the New South Wales State Cancer Council for its Bicentennial Collection: A portfolio of Australian artists (a boxed set with 11 other artists)
no.10386
Visit our website to view other graphics by John Coburn
Current Exhibition
February
Gallery 1 & 2: Summer Exhibition
Upcoming Exhibitions
March
Gallery 1: Autumn Exhibition
Gallery 2: Wayne Eager
April
Gallery 1: Autumn Exhibition
Gallery 2: Pam Sackville
May
Gallery 1: Autumn Exhibition
Gallery 2: Brian Seidel
Please send us an email if you wish to be added to the weekly newsletter list.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment