William Dobell
(Australia, England 24 Sep 1899–13 May 1970)
- Title
- Portrait of Fred Coventry
- Place of origin
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London →
England
- Year
- (circa 1932)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas on hardboard
- Dimensions
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61.0 x 50.5cm board; 77.8 x 67.7 x 6.1cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed u.r. corner, black oil "W. DOBELL". Not dated.
- Credit
- Edward Stinson Bequest Fund 1994
- Accession number
- 592.1994
- Copyright
- © Courtesy Sir William Dobell Art Foundation.
- Location
- 20th & 21st c Australian art
- Bibliography (2)
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James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), William Dobell, London, 1964, 32, 42 (colour illus.), 144. cat.no. 7
'Reflections on a nation's image' by Giles Auty, pg. 4., The Weekend Australian 12 Aug 2000-13 Aug 2000, 12 Aug 2000-13 Aug 2000, 4 (colour illus.). This colour supplement is a 'Review Special' published for the 'Weekend Australian'. It consists of a four-page, colour wrap-around for the 'Weekend Australian Review'. 'The Australian' was the media sponsor for the AGNSW Exhibition 'Australian Icons', for the Olympic Arts Festival 2000.
- Exhibition history (6)
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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.
