James Gleeson
(Australia 21 Nov 1915–20 Oct 2008)
- Title
- Study for 'Primavera'
- Other titles:
- (Naked girl sewing her abdomen)
- Year
- 1953
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- black and brown conté
- Dimensions
-
29.0 x 21.6cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank O'Keefe 1993
- Accession number
- 214.1993
- Copyright
- © Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The figure in this drawing is embroidering her abdomen with a flower. Gleeson developed this further in the painting 'Primavera' in which the figure of Spring, enveloped by branches, has an embroidered torso. There are three additional studies for 'Primavera' in the AGNSW collection.
Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, 'James Gleeson: drawings for paintings', Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2003, pg. 53.
- Bibliography (2)
-
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Domain, 2003, 53 (colour illus.). cat.no. 15
'Revealing drawings: ideas that were turned into monumenal paintings' by Hendrik Kolenberg, pg. 22-26., Look Mar 2003, Mar 2003, 25 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (1)
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James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 12 Apr 2003–15 Jun 2003.
