James Gleeson
(Australia 21 Nov 1915–20 Oct 2008)
- Title
- Untitled
- Year
- 1980
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- charcoal, pastel, watercolour
- Dimensions
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50.4 x 71.5cm image; 60.0 x 80.2cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l., "Gleeson 20.7.80".
- Credit
- Gift of Lou Klepac 1993
- Accession number
- 295.1993
- Copyright
- © Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Framing an image within another, as in this drawing, was a compositional device Gleeson first used in paintings in the 1940s e.g. 'Images' 1946 and 'The perilous room' 1949. The first study for this drawing is in the AGNSW's Gleeson 'Sketchbook 1'.
Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, 'James Gleeson: drawings for paintings', Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2003, pg. 69.
- Bibliography (1)
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Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Domain, 2003, 69 (colour illus.). cat.no. 25
- Exhibition history (1)
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James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 12 Apr 2003–15 Jun 2003.
