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An image of Brisbane River by Donald Friend

Donald Friend

(Australia 06 Feb 1915–16 Aug 1989)

Title
Brisbane River
Year
1944
Media category
Drawing
Materials used
pen and black ink, wash, gouache on ivory wove paper
Dimensions

51.0 x 65.7cm sheet

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l., white gouache "Donald. 44"
Credit
Purchased 1944
Accession number
7411
Copyright
© Reproduced with permission of the Estate of Donald Friend
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (6)

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Parallel visions: works from the Australian collection, Domain, 2002, 128 (colour illus.), 143, 147.

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Donald Friend Retrospective 1915-1989, Sydney, 1990, 47 (colour illus.).

Martin Terry (Australia) (Author), Masterpieces of Australian Painting, Sydney, 1984, 132, 133 (colour illus.).

Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Author), The Australian landscape and its artists, Rushcutters Bay, 1977, 58, 59 (colour illus.).

Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Domain, 1997, 80, 81 (illus.). cat.no. 72

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994), Contemporary Australian painting from the National Collection, Sydney, circa 1946, 9. cat.no. 6

Exhibition history (7)

Nineteenth annual exhibition of the Contemporary Group (1944), Blaxland Gallery, 03 Jul 1944–14 Jul 1944.

Contemporary Australian painting from the National collection, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 1946–1950.

Donald Friend Retrospective 1915-1989, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 09 Feb 1990–25 Mar 1990.

Donald Friend Retrospective 1915-1989, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 14 Apr 1990–06 Jun 1990.

Donald Friend Retrospective 1915-1989, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 26 Jun 1990–19 Aug 1990.

Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Dec 1997–15 Mar 1998.

Parallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Feb 2002–May 2003.