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An image of The inmates by Eric Wilson

Eric Wilson

(Australia 05 Jan 1911–23 Nov 1946)

Title
The inmates
Other titles:
The Inmates Lidcombe Hospital Ward 27
Year
1944
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on paperboard
Dimensions

50.5 x 38.0cm board; 62.2 x 49.5 x 2.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.l. corner, red oil "Wilson 44".
Credit
Purchased 1944
Accession number
7414
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (6)

Deutscher-Menzies Fine Art (Australia) (Author), 19th & 20th century Fine Australian and International Art: Fine Art auction 20 & 21 August 2001 Melbourne, Melbourne, 2001, 34, 35. lot no. 35, Eric Wilson's 'The inmate', 1944, oil on board, 47.0 x 30.5cm, colour illustration on page 35 of auction catalouge. This work relates to 'The inmates' in the Gallery's collection.

Andrew Sayers (Australia, b.1957) (Author), Eric Wilson, Newcastle, 1983, 55 (illus.). cat.no. 57

'Eric Wilson' by Douglas Dundas, pg. 48-57., Art and Australia (vol. 12, no. 1) Jul 1974-Sep 1974, Jul 1974-Sep 1974, 56.

'The art of Eric Wilson' by Bernard Smith, pg. 245-249., Meanjin Summer 1947, Summer 1947, 247, 248 (illus.).

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994), Contemporary Australian painting from the National Collection, Sydney, circa 1946, 9. cat.no. 7

Douglas Dundas (Australia, b.1900, d.1981) (Author), Eric Wilson Memorial Exhibition Souvenir Catalogue, Domain, 1947. cat.no. 46; not paginated

Exhibition history (6)

Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1944), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], 19 Aug 1944–07 Sep 1944.

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

Eric Wilson Memorial Exhibition (1947), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 28 May 1947–29 Jun 1947.

Eric Wilson, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 29 Jul 1983–28 Aug 1983.

Eric Wilson, Banyule Gallery, 16 Sep 1983–16 Oct 1983.

Eric Wilson, Queensland Art Gallery, 04 Nov 1983–04 Dec 1983.