James Gleeson
(Australia 21 Nov 1915–20 Oct 2008)
- Title
- The Ubu diptych: Ubu regnant and The senior mandarin
- Place of origin
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Sydney →
New South Wales →
Australia
- Year
- 2004
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- diptych: oil on canvas
- Dimensions
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174.0 x 404.0cm stretcher overall:
0 - Whole; 174 x 202cm; dimensions of each panel/stretcher
0 - Whole; 181.3 x 210.8 x 6cm; dimensions of each frame
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l. corner left panel [part a], yellow oil "Gleeson '04". Signed and dated l.l. corner right panel [part b], brown/black oil "Gleeson '04". Signed c.r. verso left panel (part a), black fibre-tipped pen "... James Gleeson". Signed c.r. verso right panel (part b), black fibre-tipped pen "... James Gleeson".
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 2005
- Accession number
- 253.2005.a-b
- Copyright
- © Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (4)
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'James Gleeson', pg. 11., Look Feb 2007, Feb 2007, 11. Photograph of James Gleeson with 'The Ubu diptych'.
'Year in review: Australian art', pg. 20-22., Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 2006 2006, 2006, 6 (colour illus., detail), 20 (colour illus.).
'An astonishing creativity: Lou Klepac celebrates the work of James Gleeson at 90' by Lou Klepac, pg. 20-23., Look Nov 2005, Nov 2005, 22, 23 (colour illus.).
'Tribute to a great Australian artist', pg. 10., Gallery Jan 2005-Feb 2005, Jan 2005-Feb 2005, 10 (colour illus.). Photograph of James Gleeson standing in front of 'The Ubu diptych: Ubu regnant and The senior mandarin' at the NGV exhibition 'James Gleeson: Beyond the screen of sight', in 2004.
- Exhibition history (2)
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James Gleeson: Beyond the screen of sight, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 29 Oct 2004–27 Feb 2005.
James Gleeson: Beyond the screen of sight, National Gallery of Australia, 18 Mar 2005–13 Jun 2005.
