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An image of October by Dick Watkins

Dick Watkins

(Australia 04 May 1937– )

Title
October
Year
1967
Media category
Painting
Materials used
diptych: synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Dimensions

left panel 243.7 x 152.4 x 4.0cm stretcher; right panel 244.0 x 152.5 x 4.0cm stretcher; 244.0 x 305.0 x 4.0cm stretcher overall

Signature & date
Signed bot. c. verso left panel [part a], blue synthetic polymer paint "Dick Watkins". Signed l.r. corner verso right panel [part b] on stretcher, blue synthetic polymer paint "Dick WATKINS". Dated l.l. corner verso right panel [part b] on stretcher, blue synthetic polymer paint "67".
Credit
Gift of Garry Pursell 2008
Accession number
53.2008.a-b
Copyright
© Dick Watkins. Licensed by Viscopy, Australia
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (9)

Christopher Allen, The Weekend Australian 17 Oct 2009-18 Oct 2009, 'Hard work: A new show reminds us of the limitations of colour-field abstraction', pg. 12-13, Canberra, 17 Oct 2009-18 Oct 2009, 13. Focus room ‘Tackling the field’ exhibition review.

Barbara Dowse, Dick Watkins in context: an exhibition from the collection of the National Gallery 1992, Canberra, 1992, 13.

Sylvia Harrison., Art and Australia (Vol. 25, No. 4) Winter 1988, 'Sydney pop and social internationalism in the 1960s', Sydney, Winter 1988, 502.

Elwyn Lynn, The field 1968, 'An important academy' by Royston Harpur; Untitled essay, pg. 84-85, Melbourne, 1968, 78 (illus.), 85, 89, 93. cat.no. 71

Terry Smith, Other voices: critical journal [vol. 1, no. 1] Jun 1970-Jul 1970, 'Color-form painting: Sydney 1965-70', pg. 6-17, Sydney, Jun 1970-Jul 1970, 12.

Terry Smith, Transformations in Australian art: The twentieth century - Modernism and Aboriginality [Volume Two], St Leonards, 2002, 105.

David Thomas, Deutscher and Hackett fine art auction: Sydney 29 November 2007, 'Dick Watkins', pg. 26, Woollahra, Nov 2007, 26, 27 (colour illus.). lot no. 8

Natalie Wilson, Tackling THE FIELD 2009, 'Tackling The Field', pg. 1-29, Sydney, 2009, cover (colour illus.), 9, 10, 23 (colour illus.), 24.

Natalie Wilson, Look Sep 2009, 'THE FIELD: Landmark Australian exhibition', pg. 12, Newtown, Sep 2009, 12 (colour illus.).

Exhibition history (2)

The field:

Australian Collection Focus: Tackling THE FIELD, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 05 Sep 2009–29 Nov 2009