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Bridget Riley

(England 1931– )

Title
Aurum
Other titles:
Untitled 2
Year
1976
Media category
Painting
Materials used
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Dimensions

105.5 x 272.0 x 4.5cm stretcher

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1976
Accession number
245.1976
Copyright
Unable to display image due to copyright restrictions
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Coventry Gallery (Australia, estab. 1974, closed 1999), Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased by the AGNSW from Coventry Gallery 1976

Bibliography (6)

The British Council (England), Bridget Riley: paintings and drawings 1961-2004, 2004, 82-83 (colour illus.). cat.no. 22

Zara Stanhope (Australia) (Author), Good Vibrations: the legacy of Op art in Australia, Bulleen, 2002, 8, 50 (colour illus.).

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 152. cat.no. 1859

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 166 (illus.).

The British Council (England) (Organiser), Bridget Riley: works 1959-78, London, 1978, 64-65 (colour illus.). cat.no. 53

Coventry Gallery (Australia, estab. 1974, closed 1999), Bridget Riley, Unknown, 1976. cat.no. 6, as 'Untitled 2'

Exhibition history (11)

Bridget Riley, Coventry Gallery, 16 Nov 1976–04 Dec 1976.

Bridget Riley: works 1959-78, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 01 Sep 1978–08 Oct 1978.

Bridget Riley: works 1959-78, Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, 25 Oct 1978–26 Nov 1978.

Bridget Riley: works 1959-78, Centrepoint Tower, 16 Aug 1979–16 Sep 1979.

Bridget Riley: works 1959-78, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 15 Sep 1979–17 Oct 1979.

Bridget Riley: works 1959-78, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 19 Jan 1980–02 Mar 1980.

Bridget Riley - An Australian Context, Queensland Art Gallery, 06 Feb 1985–30 Mar 1985.

Hard Edge, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 07 Aug 1999–24 Oct 1999.

Good Vibrations: the legacy of Op art in Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 05 Oct 2002–24 Nov 2002.

Bridget Riley: paintings and preparatory work 1961-2004, Museum of Contemporary Art, 14 Dec 2004–06 Mar 2005.

Bridget Riley: paintings and preparatory work 1961-2004, City Gallery Wellington, 24 Mar 2005–26 Jun 2005.