Artist Panels

Madeleine Winch's panel, detail (above) & installed (below)

Sam Wade's panels, details (above) & installed (below)

Stephen Nothling's panels, details (above) & installed (below)

Children in Art

Eva Breuer Art Dealer is proud to present a curated exhibition of works by a vast range of artists all based around the experience of youth childhood in part inspired by the exhibition Les Enfants modèles (Child Models) at the Musée national de l’Orangerie in Paris.

Many of the artworks depict images of children themselves. Among others, Ena Joyce depicts a young woman in a plaid skirt pushing a pram under a grey sky along the banks of the Thames, John Olsen shows a girl playing with a seemingly uncomfortable cat, Sam Wade paints a group of school children waiting on a train platform and Zai Kuang captures a moment of quiet contemplation as a seated young girl stares down at a toy penguin perched on a table. In some paintings, such as Stephen Nothling’s Only Pinnochio Knows and Meg Williams’s Still Life with Pink Pig the presence of a child is only implied through the inclusion of children’s toys.


The selection of works showing children and elements of children’s worlds are complemented by paintings that appeal to children through elements such as bright colours, in the case of Philippa Blair, or through their whimsical subject matter, in the case of Geoffrey Proud and Rosemary Valadon.


Children in Art will be on view starting April 6th at Eva Breuer Art Dealer.

New Addition to the 2010 Exhibition Schedule

Sam Wade: Exhibition 2010, Opening 2 October, 3-5PM

Staff Picks - Gallery Associate Laura Ryan

Christopher Beaumont (b.1961)
Still life with Blossom 2009
Oil on fine linen
25 x 30 cm
no. 10472

The space in these works is a virtual or abstract space while the rendering of objects wholly representational. I had a great interest in astronomy as a child. The heavens are an abstract emptiness with objects moving on principles of geometry. The world of atoms & molecules are often pictured as coloured spheres in this same black space. Atoms and molecules don’t actually look like this at all but this helps us to understand them conceptually. It is the same space of 3D computer modelling. I have grown up in a time when these images are commonplace and this is definitely an influence on the way I conceive of paintings. -Christopher Beaumont, 2007

Mike Parr (b.1945)
Zastruga Self Portrait 1986
Oil crayon & charcoal on paper
69.5 x 100cm
no.2772

Zhong Chen (b.1969)
Concubine Concubine
Oil on linen
122 x 122cm
no.10983

The pixel paintings incorporate images of Chinese portraits, animals and landscape, each of which is central to the genre of traditional Chinese ink brush painting. Zhong has painted Chinese beauties, Peking opera characters, Door gods and Imperial dogs in his recent body of paintings. By using traditional Chinese inspired images Zhong conveys a sense of his cultural identity. The choice of images are pop, as the folk art of China are an important part of the everyday and popular culture. Woodblock prints and paper cut outs are placed on windows and doors in China. Door god images are placed on doors to protect from the evil spirits. The ‘Romeo and Juliet’ paintings show images of traditional inspired Chinese lovers relating to Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy. David Thomas writes, “Paradoxes abound, not the least of them being the telling of a highly romantic tale through the calculated images of a computer. But these paintings are undeniably contemporary images, sophisticated in their marriage of ancient Eastern customs with new Western technology. The elegant faces may be based on age-old concepts of Chinese beauty, but they materialise as pixelated images of the computer age.” (1)

(1) David Thomas, “Zhong Chen : The Unity of the past and the present”, Zhong Chen Catalogue, Melbourne, 2002.

Stephen Nothling (b.1962)
A Rough Guide to all the Wrens 2007
Oil on canvas
100 x 150cm
no.9237

Samuel Wade (b.1979)
Orchard
oil on canvas
76 x 51cm
no.10036

By portraying these everyday visions using a traditional art training, the artist constructs a dialogue between commonplace existence and artistry, where subtle ironies along with a reverence for the art of the past are explored. The iconic figures of mother and child or a figure exuding pre-Raphaelite beauty may appear on a station platform, for instance. Special care in the portrayal of atmosphere and time of day acknowledges the legacy of the impressionts, while the introspective possibilities offered by the tradition of portraiture are explored. -Sam Wade 2009

Geoffrey Proud (b. 1946)
Emma – Twilight 2008
oil on canvas
100 x 88cm
no.9841

Often quirky and verging on the surreal, Geoffrey Proud's paintings in oil and pastel are like fractured fairytales. Depicting a world of innocence with a sometimes ominous edge, Proud's paintings are fantastic and bizarre. His choice of subjects is broad, including children and childhood narratives, flowers, still lifes and nudes. Alternating between expressionist impastoed brushwork and sensitive detail, he experiments freely with vibrant colour and varying textures. The highly glazed surfaces of his recent oils give his scenes an ethereal and otherworldly quality. Proud has won numerous awards including the Sulman Prize in 1976 for a painting on perspex, and the Archibald prize in 1990 for his portrait of writer Dorothy Hewett. He has exhibited consistently in all state capitals since 1966 and is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; many State and regional gallery collections; Parliament House collections in Canberra and Sydney; Artbank; IBM collection; and the Elton John collection, London.

Garry Shead (b.1942)
The Rocking Horse 1986
Oil on board
90 x 120 cm
no.11133

As Sasha Grishin describes the series: “Throughout the series the constant recurring motif is that of the fully clad male dancer, usually shown in an evening suit and occasionally appearing slightly awkward and uncertain of himself, accompanied by a nude, or an almost nude female dancer. On one very basic level there is the aspect of voyeuristic erotic wish-fullfillment, drawing on the surrealist strategy of undressing the woman with the male gaze that had been so effectively employed by Renne Magrite. Shead’s female dancers are of great sensuous beauty and lyrical charm. There is a hint of a more metaphysical dimension of this dance, relating it to the dance of life as interpreted by artists like Edvard Munch. The Dance is performed on an allegorical stage like the arena of life, sometimes with an awareness of an audience and sometimes under the harsh glow of the spotlights. In most of the ‘Dance Sequence’ paintings there is an indication of an open door in the background, at times shown as the source of light, but in all instances the door way is a path for esacpe. Shead achieves in this series of paintings a great lryicism in the paint surface, a warm sensuousness through which the female flesh glows in a rich radiance. Increasingly these intimate interior settings allude to ambiguous and seductive dream-like reality where ideas and interpretations float free from gravity and verbal associations."

Reference: Grishin S, Garry Shead and The Erotic Muse, Craftsman House, 2001 p.166.

Jean Sutherland (1902 - 1978)
Asters in a White Vase c.1927
Oil on canvas
56 x 41cm
no.3146

Jean Sutherland is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria as well as many important collections throughout Australia. Sutherland was the recipient of many awards including the 1923 National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Art Scholarship.

Asters in a White Vase c.1927 is a luminous, delicately painted still life.

Sir Sidney Nolan (1917-1992)
Untitled (Bird) 1959
Ripolin enamel on paper
30.3 x 25.3 cm
Verso: Nolan / 10th April 1959 / New York
no.96003

Provenance: The artist
Private collection Sydney

Nolan is arguably Australia’s most significant and internationally acclaimed artist. Kenneth Clark refers to him as one of the major artists of the 20th century. He is well known for dramatic shifts between dark, moody themes and bright, uplifting creations. Always fresh and spontaneous, he never relied upon one style or technique but rather experimented throughout his lifetime with many different methods of application, and also devised some of his own.

He commenced formal training twice through the National Gallery of Victoria School of Art but felt compelled to educate himself instead. One of his greatest influences was the French Romantic poet Arthur Rimbaud whose image has been interpreted frequently in many of Nolan’s paintings. A love of music and literature is evident in many of his works both thematically and visually.

Several themes are captured in separate periods and series of works such as Gallipoli, The St Kilda period, Dimboola, Leda and the Swan and the Sonnets. But perhaps the most powerful and recurrent imagery is his iconic depictions of Ned Kelly, the idealistic bushranger and murderer well known in Australian folklore. This series began in 1945 and continued to surface in different techniques throughout Nolan’s lifetime.

Song Ling (b.1961)
Moonlight 2 2008
acrylic on canvas
71 x 56 cm
no.10235

I like to use symbolic imagery from traditional culture in my work as there are many layers of meaning for me. But with these new paintings I am not just looking for symbolism and meaning, but also concentrating on the aesthetic to create paintings of beauty.

With this current series of works I am seeking to represent the Childhood images, Chinese Zen style traditional ink and brush paintings and Asian comic characters in a new way; to give an ancient and pop image a contemporary look, to bring the symbol into a new technological context.

The modern printing process and digital technologies use the dot to produces images. I use a hand-painted dot to create my works.

The colours I use are often found in Chinese folk art and embroidery; I choose colours which have the strongest contrast to create tension in the work. Old technique versus new technique, traditional versus modern; color versus color. But still, I want to create paintings of beauty. Song Ling 2009

James Stephenson (b.1970)
View of Chetsingh Ghat 2009
Oil on board
29 x 19cm
no.10441

The works in this series take their inspiration from Hinduisms most holy site, the ancient north Indian city of Varanasi, situated on the Ganges River. Painted in situ on the city’s ghats (stone steps which descend the rivers bank), these works focus on the everyday ritual bathing performed by locals and pilgrims from all over India, and explore the beauty of one of the worlds great cultural centres.

James Stephenson trained at the Julian Ashton School and has won numerous awards including The Henry Gibbons Prize for Drawing in 1999.

Sam Wade's Drawing Blog

Eva Breuer Art Dealer would like to highlight Sam Wade's new blog where he showcases his sketches and drawings. The works are beautiful and are an invaluable source of inspiration. Please click here to view paintings available for sale by Sam Wade.

Press Release: Sam Wade

Samuel Wade (b.1979)
New Paintings
Opening Saturday 17 October 2009, 3-5PM

Following three successful exhibitions and his award of the Brett Whiteley Scholarship in 2006, Eva Breuer Art Dealer is pleased to announce the opening of Sam Wade's New Paintings 2009. This suite of recent paintings marks a return for the artist to the urban environment, the source of inspiration behind the artist’s first and second solo shows with Eva Breuer Art Dealer.

Wade explains his interest in the urban environment this way: “It interests me that the vast majority of Australians live in urban areas, yet historically we seem to have relatively few figurative painters of note who regularly reflect on this common experience.”

The works seek to recreate fleeting moments on station platforms or city parks. Wade uses the techniques learnt in his traditional art training to create these images, constructing a dialogue between commonplace existence and artistry. The iconic figures of mother and child or a figure exuding pre-Raphaelite beauty may appear on a station platform, for instance. Special care in the portrayal of atmosphere and time of day acknowledges the legacy of the impressionists, while the introspective possibilities offered by the tradition of portraiture are also explored.

Samuel Wade was the recipient of the Le Gay Brereton Drawing Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2001, the Alice Bale Traveling Scholarship in 2002, the Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Award in 2006 and was a finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and Mosman Art Prize in 2009. Wade has also taught at the Julian Ashton Art School since 1998 where he was the youngest ever teacher.

Gallery News 16 September: Elisabeth Kruger, Ray Crooke, Garry Shead

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Available soon
Elisabeth Kruger (b.1955)

The gallery is pleased to announce we will soon be receiving
a number of major paintings by Elisabeth Kruger.

Please contact the gallery for further details.

Elisabeth Kruger (b.1955)
Hook 2008
Oil on linen
60 x 50cm

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Focus on Ray Crooke

Ray Crooke (b. 1922)
Tahiti c.1962
oil on canvas
74 x 100 cm
signed 'R Crooke' lower left
Provenance: Private collection Sydney
no.10529

This very good early 1960's work typifies Crooke's mastery in depicting the density of the lush, green landscape of Australia's tropical north and beyond to Thursday Island, Tahiti and Fiji. Around the time this painting was completed Crooke returned to Cairns to paint full-time, living in the picturesque beach village Yorkeys Knob.

Crooke's broad-leafed tropical vistas in vivid colours and contrasted areas of light and dark, often likened to Gauguin, are among the most important in Australian landscape painting. Both Gauguin and Crooke shared the experience of Island life. Crooke captures the 'essence of Island life, a place where the pattern of life is simple... where there is an innocence of the complexity of life.'

Ray Crooke is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries many regional galleries as well as many other public collections throughout Australia and overseas. He was won numerous coveted awards including 1969 Archibald Prize for his portrait of journalist and novelist George Johnston.

Reference: Island Journal Ray Crooke, Introduction by Peter Denham, Bede Publishing, Australia, p.8.

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Ray Crooke (b. 1922)
Greetings 2007
oil on canvas on board
59 x 49 cm
Signed: 'R Crooke' lower left
Provenance: Phillip Bacon Galleries
Private collection Sydney
no.10537

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Ray Crooke (b. 1922)
Untitled (woman)
oil on board
29.5 x 23cm
Signed 'R Crooke' lower left
Provenance: Private collection Sydney
no.10655

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Ray Crooke (b. 1922)
Untitled
oil on board
49.3 x 60cm
Signed 'R Crooke' lower left
Provenance: Private collection Sydney
no.10657

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Important Australian Paintings

Garry Shead (b.1942)

Garry Shead (b.1942)
Monarchy at Sunset 1995
Oil on canvas
122 x 155cm
Signed 'Garry Shead 95' lower left
no.1606

Illustrated: Grishin., S, Garry Shead, Encounters with Royalty,
Craftsman House 1998, plate 3, page 37.

Exhibited: Lyall Burton Gallery, Melbourne
Touring Exhibition, Brisbane City Gallery, 1998

Provenance: Lyall Burton Gallery, Melbourne
Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney

Monarchy at Sunset 1995 is one of the largest major paintings from the early period of the important 'Royal Suite' series.

The painting is illustrated in the definitive text on the series and is one of the largest paintings from the beginning of the series in 1995. The composition is a complex one involving multiple large figures including both the Queen and the Consort. The painting also includes the other essential images of the best paintings of the series; the harbour bridge, the silhouetted kangaroo, the Koala and the sprig of golden wattle. Please contact the gallery for further information or to arrange a viewing.

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New in the gallery: Garry Shead etching

Garry Shead (b.1942)
The Sacrifice 2009
Multi plate etching 24/65
4 plates with 9 colours
60 x 90cm (plate size)
79 x 108cm (paper size)
Printed by Diane Lewis
no.10860

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Brian Dunlop (b.1938)

Brian Dunlop (b.1938)

Lagoon 2009
oil on linen
65.5 x 58cm
no.10315

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Geoffrey Proud (b. 1946)

Geoffrey Proud (b. 1946)
Emma – Twilight 2008
oil on canvas
100 x 88cm
no.9841

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Carl Plate (1909-1977)

Carl Plate (1909-1977)
Third Edge 1961
Oil on board
181 x 121cm
Signed 'Carl Plate '61' lower left
Signed and inscribed with title, verso:
'EDGE/CARL PLATE'
Exhibited: Sydney, Royal Agricultural Show
no.8138

Plate’s Third Edge 1961 is a monumental painting which exemplifies the immediacy found in the very best paintings of this period.

Carl Plate was born in Perth and studied at the National Art School in Sydney. He then travelled and studied abroad before returning to Sydney in 1940, where he had a remarkable influence on local artists through the establishment of his famous Notanda Gallery in Rowe Street, Sydney. He was a highly gifted painter who moved from figurative abstraction in the 50’s to pure abstraction during the 1960s and 70s.

Plate has won prizes such as the McCaughey Prize in 1968 and the Aubusson Tapestry Prize in 1967. Plate is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries, regional galleries in NSW as well as institutions in London, New York, Paris and important corporate and private collections in Australia.

Plate’s Third Edge 1961 is a monumental painting which exemplifies the immediacy found in the very best paintings of this period.

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Ena Joyce (b.1926)

Ena Joyce (b.1926)
Patrick White Country c.1970
Oil on board
35.5 x 50.5 cm
no.5338

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Contemporary Painting

Stephen Nothling (b.1962)

Stephen Nothling (b.1962)
Suspending Belief 2005
Oil on canvas
91.5 x 121.5cm
no.8150

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Current Exhibition

Tony Irving (b.1939)
Other places, other views

Tony Irving (b.1939)
Shadows in Time 2009
Oil on linen
137 x 180 cm
no.10639

Tony Irving is one of Australia’s leading contemporary realist painters. He is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Lady Potter Collection as well as numerous other public collections throughout Australia. Irving has held exhibitions in the UK, Indonesia and Singapore. In 1966 he was awarded the coveted McCaughey Prize.

Shadows in Time, based on a street in Castlemaine, Victoria, is a monumental work which brings to mind the vast Venice panoramas of Canaletto. Tony Irving’s exhibition Other places, other views is on view now.

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Upcoming Exhibition

Judy Cassab (b.1920) & John Seed (b.1945)
The Two of Us

Opening Wednesday 30 September 6-8pm

Judy Cassab (b.1920)
The Striped Vase 2007
Oil on canvas
31 x 27 cm
signed 'Cassab 07' lower right
Provenance: The artist
no.10669

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John Seed (b.1945)
Nautilus
Painted steel
25 x 20cm

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Samuel Wade (b.1979)

Opening Saturday 17 October, 3-5pm

Samuel Wade (b.1979)
Platform Composition V 2009
Oil on linen
71 x 91 cm
Signed Same Wade 09 lower right
no.10859

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Rosemary Valadon (b.1947)
Euphoria, The Tea Party

Opening Saturday 17 October, 3-5pm

Rosemary Valadon (b.1947)
Arcadia 2009
oil on canvas
75 x 91 cm

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Madeleine Winch (b.1950)
Scenes from Life

Opening 24 October 2009, 6-8PM
by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO,
Governor of New South Wales

Madeleine Winch (b.1950)
Inner World
oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm

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Doreen Gadsby (Coburn) (b.1926)

Opening Wednesday 11 November 2009, 6-8pm
Paintings now in the gallery to view.

Doreen Gadsby (b.1926)
Hillside - Gourdon 2009
oil on canvas
50 x 50cm

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Featured Graphic

Margaret Olley (b.1923)

Margaret Olley (b.1923)
Poppies and Checked Cloth
Etching 13/75
multi plate etching (4 plates, 8 colours)
edition of 75 (unframed)
58 x 72 cm (image size)
79 x 108 cm (paper size)
no.9795

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Eva Breuer Art Dealer Podcasts

In 2009 the gallery has introduced podcasts (online videos) which appear on the website in conjunction with each exhibition. In addition to exhibitions, the podcasts will also cover the important Australian artists in which the gallery specialises, including Sidney Nolan (below). The podcasts include two minutes of commentary by gallery staff, an interview with each artist and images of the paintings available.

How to Use Podcasts

1. Download Apple Quicktime player if is not already installed on your computer. Click here to download the free software.
2. Install Apple Quicktime player.
3. Once installed, visit the Podcast page by clicking here.
4. Click on the image of the podcast you would like to watch and the movie will begin to play.
5. Please ensure your volume is turned on so that the sound is audible.

Sample Podcast (Click the image to visit the podcast page)

Current Exhibition

September
Gallery 1: Tony Irving
Gallery 2: Spring Exhibition


Upcoming Exhibitions

September
Gallery 2: Spring Exhibition
Gallery 1: Judy Cassab & John Seed

October
Gallery 1: Spring Exhibition
Gallery 2: Sam Wade
Gallery 2: Rosemary Valadon
Gallery 2: Madeleine Winch

November
Gallery 1: Summer Exhibition
Gallery 2: Doreen Gadsby

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