Sidney Nolan
(Australia, England 22 Apr 1917–28 Nov 1992)
- Title
- Boat
- Place of origin
-
Hydra →
Greece
- Year
- 1959
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- synthetic polymer paint on hardboard
- Dimensions
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122.5 x 154.0cm board; 137.3 x 167.0 x 4.5cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed l.l. corner, blue paint "N". Signed and dated verso, "... 1959/ Feb 18th 1959/ N./ ...".
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 2001
- Accession number
- 9.2001
- Copyright
- © Sidney Nolan Estate
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
One of the most famous of Nolan's European landscapes, this work was the result of a visit he and his wife made in 1956 to the island of Hydra, where they lived for several months. Its idyllic luminosity reflects their brief but happy period there, despite the fact that Nolan was already planning his dark and troubling Gallipoli series; stimulated by a meeting with Australian writer Alan Moorehead, living on the neighbouring island of Spetsai whilst writing his major study on the subject.
Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2001
- Bibliography (10)
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Patrick McCaughey (Northern Ireland; Australia, b.1943) (Editor), Bert & Ned: the correspondence of Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan, Carlton, 2006, 185 (colour illus.).
T.G. Rosenthal (Author), Sidney Nolan, London, 2002, 177 (colour illus.), 178.
'Important purchases: what the Society and Contempo bought for the Gallery in 2001', pg. 16-17., Look Dec 2001-Jan 2002, Dec 2001-Jan 2002, 16, 17 (colour illus.).
'Nolan boost' by Bronwyn Watson, pg. 18-19., Look Jun 2001, Jun 2001, 18 (colour illus.), 19.
'Pick of the crop for wily Capon: Gallery acquisitions analysis' by Bruce James, pg. 16., The Sydney Morning Herald 12 Apr 2001, 12 Apr 2001, 16.
Nicholas Isherwood (United Kingdom) (Author), Nolan's Nolans: a reputation reassessed, London, 1997, 59, 60 (colour illus.). cat.no. 60; price £55,000
Jane Clark (Australia) (Author), Sidney Nolan - landscapes and legends: a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Sydney, 1987, 129 (colour illus.).
Brian Adams (Australia) (Author), Sidney Nolan: such is life, Melbourne, 1987, 134. General reference to landscapes made on Hydra
Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), Sidney Nolan. Retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Domain, 1967, 22. cat.no. 97
Bryan Robertson (b.1925) (Author), John Russell (England, b.1919, d.2008) (Author), Lord Snowdon (England, b.1930) (Author), Private view: the lively world of British art, London, 1965, 70-71 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (8)
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Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Sep 1967–29 Oct 1967.
Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 22 Nov 1967–17 Dec 1967.
Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Western Australian Art Gallery, 09 Jan 1968–04 Feb 1968.
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 03 Jun 1987–26 Jul 1987.
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 Aug 1987–27 Sep 1987.
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 21 Oct 1987–29 Nov 1987.
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of South Australia, 15 Dec 1987–31 Jan 1988.
Nolan's Nolans: a reputation reassessed, Agnew's, London, 11 Jun 1997–25 Jul 1997.
