William Dobell
(Australia, England 24 Sep 1899–13 May 1970)
- Title
- Pearl
- Place of origin
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New South Wales →
Australia
- Year
- (1940)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
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24.3 x 20.8cm board; 41.7 x 39.0 x 4.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r. corner, red oil "W Dobell". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Miss Jacqueline Crookston 1996
- Accession number
- 498.1996
- Copyright
- © Courtesy Sir William Dobell Art Foundation.
- Location
- 20th & 21st c Australian art
- Bibliography (7)
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Scott Carlin (Australia) (Author), Kings Cross: bohemian Sydney, Sydney, 2003, (colour illus.).
Mary Eagle (Australia, b.1944) (Author), Lola Wilkins (Australia) (Author), A tribute to William Dobell, Canberra, 1999, 44.
Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Peter Raissis (Australia) (Author), Prue Davidson (Australia) (Author), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Author), William Dobell - the painter's progress, Sydney, 1997, 73, 75 (colour illus.), 76, 144. cat.no. 24a
Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), William Dobell: paintings from 1926 to 1964, Sydney, 1964. cat.no. 76; Coll: Dr and Mrs RM Crookston; not paginated
James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), William Dobell, London, 1964, illus.. plate no. 48, cat.no. 84
Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), William Dobell, Brisbane, 1959. cat.no. 16; titled 'The pearl'; Lent by Dr and Mrs RM Crookston, Camden
Author Unknown (Author), The Art of William Dobell, Sydney, 1946, 87 (illus.).
- Exhibition history (12)
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The art of William Dobell (1959), Finney's Art Gallery, 11 Aug 1959–11 Sep 1959.
Paintings and Drawings by William Dobell (1960), John Martin's Auditorium, 11 Mar 1960–26 Mar 1960.
William Dobell [University of Sydney] (1960), War Memorial Art Gallery, University of Sydney, 12 Apr 1960–27 Apr 1960.
William Dobell: Paintings from 1926 - 1964 (1964), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Jul 1964–30 Aug 1964.
Looking at people: perception in Australian art, Santa Sophia College, 09 Aug 1968–11 Aug 1968.
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Feb 1997–27 Apr 1997.
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 07 May 1997–06 Jul 1997.
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Museum of Modern Art at Heide, 29 Jul 1997–21 Sep 1997.
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Queensland Art Gallery, 25 Oct 1997–07 Dec 1997.
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 08 Jan 1998–01 Mar 1998.
Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Aug 2000–03 Dec 2000.
Kings Cross - Bohemian Sydney, Elizabeth Bay House, 31 May 2003–21 Sep 2003.
