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An image of No. 300 by Robert Klippel

Robert Klippel

(Australia, United States of America 19 Jun 1920–19 Jun 2001)

Title
No. 300
Other titles:
Opus 300
Year
1972-1974
Media categories
Sculpture, Mixed media
Materials used
brazed and welded steel, found objects
Dimensions

123.0cm height:

0 - Whole; 123cm (48 7/16")

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Gleeson O'Keefe Foundation 2006
Accession number
46.2006
Copyright
© Robert Klippel Estate
Location
20th & 21st c Australian art
Bibliography (15)

'James Gleeson', pg. 11., Look Feb 2007, Feb 2007, 11 (colour illus.).

'Artnews 2006: Major acquisitions', pg. 213., Art and Australia (Vol. 44, No. 2) Dec 2006-Feb 2007, Dec 2006-Feb 2007, 213 (colour illus.).

'Year in review: Australian art', pg. 20-22., Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 2006 2006, 2006, 20, 21 (colour illus.).

'A Klippel masterpiece: inaugural Gleeson O'Keefe Foundation purchase' by Deborah Edwards, pg. 13., Look Jun 2006, Jun 2006, 13 (colour illus.).

'A Klippel in every corner' by Peter Fish, pg. 46; 'Carried away', pg. 46., The Sydney Morning Herald 11 Mar 2006-12 Mar 2006, 11 Mar 2006-12 Mar 2006, 46.

'Winning bid' by Peter Coster, pg. 50., Herald Sun 09 Mar 2006, 09 Mar 2006, 50.

'From junkyard to poolside: Sydney splashes out on parterre sculpture' by Terry Ingram, pg. 64., The Australian financial review 09 Mar 2006, 09 Mar 2006, 64.

'Miniatures fetch large price' by Matthew Westwood, pg. 5., The Australian 08 Mar 2006, 08 Mar 2006, 5.

Christie's, Australia Pty. Ltd. (Australia), The W.R. Burge Collection of Australian and International pictures and sculpture, Monday 6 March 2006, Melbourne, 2006, 10, 11 (colour illus.). lot no. 4; titled 'Opus 300'; Estimate: $70,000-90,000

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Robert Klippel, Domain, 2002, 140, 155 (colour illus.), 249.

Robert Klippel: Catalogue raisonné of sculpture 2002, 2002, (illus.). catalogue entry: No. 300

Maudie Palmer (b.1944) (Author), Robert Klippel: a retrospective exhibition of sculpture and works on paper, Bulleen, 1987. cat.no. 79

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), Robert Klippel, Kensington, 1983, 344-45, 475. plate no. 267

Editor Unknown (Editor), Robert Klippel, Sculpture since 1970, Unknown, 1979. cat.no. 8

'Small and temporary: but it's a big pointer to the future' by Jill Sykes, pg. 28-29., Look Sep 2011, Sep 2011, 29 (colour illus.).

Exhibition history (3)

Robert Klippel: sculpture since 1970 (1979), Watters Gallery, 21 Nov 1979–08 Dec 1979.

Robert Klippel: a retrospective exhibition of sculpture and works on paper, Heide Park and Art Gallery, 15 Sep 1987–25 Oct 1987.

Robert Klippel: a tribute exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 09 Aug 2002–13 Oct 2002.