William Dobell
(Australia, England 24 Sep 1899–13 May 1970)
- Title
- The boy at the basin
- Place of origin
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London →
England
- Year
- 1932
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
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41.0 x 33.2cm board; 51.0 x 43.6 x 5.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed u.l. corner, pencil "William Dobell [underlined]". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1939
- Accession number
- 6788
- Copyright
- © Courtesy Sir William Dobell Art Foundation.
- Location
- 20th & 21st c Australian art
- Bibliography (27)
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Elizabeth Donaldson (Australia) (Author), William Dobell: an artist's life, New South Wales, 2010, 54, 59, 178.
Jane Hylton (b.1950) (Author), William Dobell: portraits in context, Kent Town, 2003, 21, 22, 30, 39 (colour illus.), 64 (colour illus.), back cover (colour illus.).
Margaret Olley (Australia, b.1923, d.2011) (Author), Jeffrey Smart (Italy; Australia, b.1921) (Author), Deborah Hart (South Africa; United Kingdom; Australia, b.1959) (Director), Christine France (Australia) (Co-ordinator), Favourites: Margaret Olley and Jeffrey Smart selections, Sydney, 2002. NOTE: No catalogue numbers; Margaret Olley selection.
'Light fantastic' by Bruce James, pg. 11., The Sydney Morning Herald 02 Sep 2000, 02 Sep 2000, 11 (colour illus.). NOTE: page 11 of Spectrum lift-out.
'Yours sincerely: William Dobell' by Judith White, pg. 56-59., Australian art collector Apr 2000-Jun 2000, Apr 2000-Jun 2000, 59.
Lou Klepac (Australia; Croatia, b.1936) (Author), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Bruce James (Australia) (Author), John McDonald (Australia, b.1961) (Author), Peter Pinson (Australia, b.1943) (Author), Gavin Fry (Author), Sasha Grishin AM (Australia) (Author), Deborah Hart (South Africa; United Kingdom; Australia, b.1959) (Author), Australian painters of the twentieth century, Roseville, 2000, 76 (colour illus.), 79.
Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 2000, 186, 188, 189 (colour illus.), 300.
Bruce James (Australia) (Author), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Director), Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook, Domain, 1999, 142 (colour illus.).
Look Mar 1997, Mar 1997, 6 (illus.).
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, 17, 24, 32, 35, 37-38, 39 (colour illus.), 117, 144. cat.no. 5a
William Dobell: the painters progress 1997, 1997, (illus.).
State of the arts Dec 1996-Mar 1997, Dec 1996-Mar 1997, 7 (illus.).
Ian Burn (Australia; United States of America, b.1939, d.1993) (Author), National life and landscape - Australian painting 1900-1940, Sydney, 1990, 176 (colour illus.), 177, 216. plate no. 137
Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Two centuries of Australian painting: a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, New South Wales, 1986, 34 (illus.). cat.no. 36
Brian Adams (Australia) (Author), Portrait of an artist: A biography of William Dobell, Melbourne, 1983, 64 (colour illus.), 65, 66-68. plate no. 3
Linda Slutzkin (Australia, d.2005) (Author), Interiors - from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, 4, 8-9, 19 (colour illus.). cat.no. 7
Robert Lindsay (Australia, b.1945) (Author), Aspects of Australian Art: Art Gallery of New South Wales travelling art exhibition 1976, Sydney, 1976, (colour illus.). cat.no. 45; not paginated
William Splatt (Author), Barbara Burton (Author), 100 masterpieces of Australian painting, Adelaide, 1973, 142, 143 (colour illus.). plate no. 68
James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), William Dobell, London, 1964, 19-20, 21 (colour illus.), 22. plate no. II
Clive Turnbull (Author), Jean Campbell (Australia) (Author), Daniel Thomas (Author), Australian painting: colonial, impressionist, contemporary, Adelaide, 1962, 42. cat.no. 92
Author Unknown (Author), The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1962: Special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1962. cat.no. 92; not paginated
'William Dobell' by Laurence Thomas, pg. 3-5., Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly Oct 1959, Oct 1959, 4.
Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), William Dobell, Brisbane, 1959. cat.no. 2; not paginated
Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship 1900 to 1956, Sydney, 1956, 8. cat.no. 9
Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Trustees of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), 100 years of Australian painting, Sydney, 1948, 10. cat.no. 59
Sydney Ure Smith (Australia, b.1887, d.1949) (Editor), Art of Australia 1788-1941, New York, 1941, 27, 45, (illus.). cat.no. 110
'The boy at the basin' by Uther Barker, Art in Australia [series 3, no. 76] Nov 1938, Nov 1938, 46-48, 49 (illus.).
- Exhibition history (43)
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Art of Australia 1788-1941, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 01 Oct 1941–26 Oct 1941.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17 Nov 1941–31 Dec 1941.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Yale University Art Gallery, 02 Mar 1942–23 Mar 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Carnegie Institute, 03 Apr 1942–15 May 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, 01 Jun 1942–27 Jun 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 10 Jul 1942–27 Aug 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Toledo Museum of Art, 06 Sep 1942–27 Sep 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 05 Oct 1942–02 Nov 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Cleveland Museum of Art, 09 Nov 1942–07 Dec 1942.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Detroit Institiute of Arts, 01 Jan 1943–29 Jan 1943.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, 08 Apr 1943–05 May 1943.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Fort Wayne Art School and Museum, 12 May 1943–31 May 1943.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Rockhill Nelson Gallery, 07 Sep 1943–08 Oct 1943.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Philbrook Art Museum, 20 Oct 1943–17 Nov 1943.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, 28 Nov 1943–26 Dec 1943.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Abilene Museum of Fine Arts, 10 Jan 1944–07 Feb 1944.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Heard Museum, Phoenix Fine Arts Association, 21 Feb 1944–20 Mar 1944.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, San Francisco Museum of Art, 04 Apr 1944–07 May 1944.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Rosicrucian Egyptian Oriental Museum, 19 May 1944–16 Jun 1944.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Hamline University, 01 Dec 1944–17 Dec 1944.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Society Liberal Arts, Joslyn Memorial, 06 Jan 1945–27 Jan 1945.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 06 Feb 1945–27 Feb 1945.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Quincy Art Club, 09 Mar 1945–30 Mar 1945.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, Oklahoma Art Center, 13 Apr 1945–04 May 1945.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, University of Oklahoma, 14 May 1945–04 Jun 1945.
Art of Australia 1788-1941, North Texas State Teachers' College, 14 Jun 1945–05 Jul 1945.
100 years of Australian painting (1948), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Apr 1948–17 May 1948.
A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953.
New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship 1900 to 1956, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Apr 1956 -.
The art of William Dobell (1959), Finney's Art Gallery, 11 Aug 1959–11 Sep 1959.
Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), National Gallery of South Australia, 17 Mar 1962–31 Mar 1962.
Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 23 Sep 1962–24 Oct 1962.
Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Tate Britain, 24 Jan 1963–03 Mar 1963.
William Dobell: Paintings from 1926 - 1964 (1964), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Jul 1964–30 Aug 1964.
Aspects of Australian art: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1976–1977.
Two centuries of Australian painting, a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orange Regional Gallery, 19 Apr 1986–15 Jun 1986.
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.
Favourites: Margaret Olley and Jeffrey Smart (2002), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 12 Jan 2002–24 Feb 2002.
