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An image of The argument by John Passmore

John Passmore

(Australia 04 Feb 1904–09 Oct 1984)

Title
The argument
Place of origin
SydneyNew South WalesAustralia
Year
1953
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions

28.6 x 73.7cm board; 45.7 x 91.3 x 2.1cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated bot.c. verso on frame, black ink on paper ".../ John Passmore/ 1953".
Credit
Purchased 1953
Accession number
9005
Copyright
© John Passmore Museum of Art
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (10)

Editor Unknown (Editor), Society of Artists Spring Exhibition, Sydney, 1912, 24.

Paula Dredge (Author), Margaret Sawicki (Australia) (Author), Steven Miller (Australia) (Author), Lindsay Parker (Australia, b.1939, d.2003) (Author), S.A. Parker Framing Works, Domain, 2004, 63 (illus.).

'Retrospective puts Passmore in order' by Elwyn Lynn., The Weekend Australian 29 Dec 1984-30 Dec 1984, 29 Dec 1984-30 Dec 1984, page unknown.

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), John Passmore 1904-84, Sydney, 1984, 62 (colour illus.). cat.no. 35

Kym Bonython (Australia, b.1920) (Author), Ross K Luck (Australia, active 1967) (Author), Laurie Thomas (Australia, b.1915, d.1974) (Author), Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Author), Modern Australian painting, 1950/1975, Adelaide, 1980, 27 (colour illus.).

Clive Turnbull (Author), Jean Campbell (Australia) (Author), Daniel Thomas (Author), Australian painting: colonial, impressionist, contemporary, Adelaide, 1962, 46. cat.no. 163

Author Unknown (Author), The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1962: Special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1962. not paginated, cat.no. 171

Laurie Thomas (Australia, b.1915, d.1974) (Author), Kym Bonython (Australia, b.1920) (Compilator), Modern Australian painting and sculpture: a survey of Australian art from 1950-1960, Adelaide, 1960, 21 (colour illus.).

'Recent Australian Painting' by Hal Missingham, pg. 33-41, 63, The Studio 1957, 1957, 35 (illus.).

Laurie Thomas (Australia, b.1915, d.1974) (Author), Contemporary Australian painters, Ottawa, 1957, illus.. cat.no. 47, illus.no. 5

Exhibition history (28)

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), Winnipeg Art Gallery, Jul 1957–Sep 1957.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), London Public Library and Art Museum, Sep 1957–Oct 1957.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), Art Gallery of Hamilton, Oct 1957–Nov 1957.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Nov 1957–Dec 1957.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Dec 1957–Jan 1958.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Feb 1958–Mar 1958.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), The Art Gallery of Toronto, Apr 1958 -.

Contemporary Australian Painters (1957), The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina College, May 1958 -.

Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), National Gallery of South Australia, 17 Mar 1962–31 Mar 1962.

Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 23 Sep 1962–24 Oct 1962.

Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Tate Britain, 24 Jan 1963–03 Mar 1963.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Melbourne Town Hall, 02 Apr 1977–20 Apr 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Sale Regional Art Gallery, 29 Apr 1977–20 May 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 27 May 1977–17 Jun 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Warrnambool Art Gallery, 24 Jun 1977–15 Jul 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Shepparton Art Museum, 22 Jul 1977–08 Aug 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Hamilton Art Gallery, 12 Aug 1977–02 Sep 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Bendigo Art Gallery, 16 Sep 1977–07 Oct 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mildura Arts Centre, 14 Oct 1977–04 Nov 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Benalla Art Gallery, 11 Nov 1977–02 Dec 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, 09 Dec 1977–20 Jan 1978.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Ararat Gallery, 27 Jan 1978–17 Feb 1978.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Geelong Art Gallery, 24 Feb 1978–17 Mar 1978.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, La Trobe Regional Gallery, 24 Mar 1978–14 Apr 1978.

John Passmore Retrospective (1984-1985), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Dec 1984–10 Feb 1985.

John Passmore Retrospective (1984-1985), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 27 Feb 1985–07 Apr 1985.

John Passmore Retrospective (1984-1985), Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 12 Jul 1985–18 Aug 1985.

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