Title
Studies for 'Fête Champêtre, a lethal regulation' (Two standing male figures)
1944
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Sydney
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New South Wales
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Australia
- Date
- 1944
- Media categories
- Drawing , Painting
- Materials used
- oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
- 39.2 x 55.9 cm board
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank O'Keefe 1993
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 128.1993
- Copyright
- © Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
- Artist information
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James Gleeson
Works in the collection
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About
These studies for 'Fête Champêtre, a lethal regulation' reveal Glesson's command over the drawing of male and female figures from life. The Australian poet Roland Robinson (1912-92) posed for the monochrome study of two male figures. A fête champêtre (which translates as a festival or celebration in the countryside) is an archetypal genre subject. One of the earliest and best known is Titian's 'Concert champêtre' circa 1510, in the Louvre, Paris (formerly attributed to Giorgione).
Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, 'James Gleeson: drawings for paintings', Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2003, pg. 37.
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Places
Where the work was made
Sydney
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Apr 2003–15 Jun 2003
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Sydney, 2003, 36 (colour illus.), 37. cat.no. 4b
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