Collection
Brett Whiteley
(Australia, England 07 Apr 1939–15 Jun 1992)
- Title
- Man contemplating
- Year
- circa 1959
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
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90.5 x 59.5cm sight; 110.1 x 79.0 x 3.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed verso, blue pen "WHITELEY BRETT". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Rudy Komon Memorial Fund 1985
- Accession number
- 6.1985
- Copyright
- © Wendy Whiteley
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (6)
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Barry Pearce, Genesis of a Painter: The early abstractions of Brett Whiteley 1998, 'Genesis of a painter: The early abstractions of Brett Whiteley', pg. 2-3, Domain, 1998, 4. cat.no. 4
Barry Pearce., The Sydney Morning Herald 26 Aug 1995, 'The creation of young Brett', Sydney, 26 Aug 1995, 13A (illus.). Barry Pearce looks at the early influences on the artist's life, as the Whiteley retrospective opens at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life 1995, 'Early Work', pg. 50-55, London, 1995, 53 (colour illus.), 226. plate no. 3
Robert Raymond, 52 views of Rudy Komon, Sydney, 1999, 164.
Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: A sensual lilne 1957-67, Victoria, 2010, 232.
Editor Unknown (Editor), Brett Whiteley - Aspects & Insights 1996, Domain, 1996.
- Exhibition history (5)
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Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996):
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 16 Sep 1995–19 Nov 1995
- Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin 13 Dec 1995–28 Jan 1996
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Australia 22 Feb 1996–08 Apr 1996
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 09 May 1996–16 Jun 1996
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 02 Jul 1996–26 Aug 1996
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 18 Sep 1996–17 Nov 1996
Brett Whiteley - Aspects & Insights (1996-1997):
- Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise 07 Jul 1996–13 Aug 1996
- Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville 23 Aug 1996–29 Sep 1996
- Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns 05 Oct 1996–10 Nov 1996
- The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills 23 Nov 1996–29 Dec 1996
- Orange Regional Gallery, Australia 31 Jan 1997–16 Mar 1997
Genesis of a Painter: The early abstractions of Brett Whiteley (1998-1999), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 29 Aug 1998–31 Jan 1999
Iconic Whiteley (2009-2010), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12 Sep 2009–Aug 2010
Blue (2011), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 09 Jul 2011–08 Jul 2012
