Justin O'Brien
(Australia, Italy 02 Aug 1917–17 Jan 1996)
- Title
- The last supper
- Place of origin
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Sydney →
New South Wales →
Australia
- Year
- (1952)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- triptych: oil on canvas
- Dimensions
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left and right panel 55.0 x 22.5cm stretcher; centre panel 64.8 x 34.3cm stretcher; 64.8 x 79.3cm stretcher overall; 69.3 x 86.7cm frame (irreg.):
a - left panel; 55 x 22.5cm
b - centre panel; 64.8 x 34.3cm
c - right panel; 55 x 22.5cm
- Signature & date
- Signed u.r. corner centre panel, red oil "OBRIEN". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1952
- Accession number
- 8670.a-c
- Copyright
- © Estate of Justin O'Brien
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (7)
-
Art and Australia Dec 1969, Dec 1969, 222 (colour illus.). dated erroneously as 1962
'Purchases and acquisitions for 1952' by D.R.W., Le Courrier Australien 03 Apr 1953, 03 Apr 1953. page number unknown
'Acquisitions by Art Gallery' by James Gleeson., Sun 25 Mar 1953, 25 Mar 1953. page number unknown
Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Domain, 1953. cat.no. 147
'Art'., Bulletin 06 Aug 1952, 06 Aug 1952. page number unknown
'Praise for galleries exhibition' by James Gleeson., Sun 30 Jul 1952, 30 Jul 1952. page number unknown
'Sydney Group show is exciting' by Art Critic (Paul Haefliger)., The Sydney Morning Herald 29 Jul 1952, 29 Jul 1952. page number unknown
- Exhibition history (2)
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A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953.
Religious art in our time (1962), St. Peter's Parish Hall, 14 Oct 1962–21 Oct 1962.
