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An image of Flight by James Gleeson

James Gleeson

(Australia 21 Nov 1915–20 Oct 2008)

Title
Flight
Year
(1950)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas on cardboard
Dimensions

20.2 x 25.2cm board; 32.6 x 37.8 x 4.8cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.l. corner, pale brown oil "Gleeson". Not dated.
Credit
Marshall Bequest Fund 1950
Accession number
8452
Copyright
© Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (1)

Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Domain, 2003, 13, 15 (colour illus.).

Exhibition history (5)

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1950, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Feb 1951–22 Apr 1951.

Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Aug 2000–03 Dec 2000.

James Gleeson: drawings for paintings, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 12 Apr 2003–15 Jun 2003.

James Gleeson: Beyond the screen of sight, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 29 Oct 2004–27 Feb 2005.

James Gleeson: Beyond the screen of sight, National Gallery of Australia, 18 Mar 2005–13 Jun 2005.