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An image of Setting sun by John Coburn

John Coburn

(Australia 23 Sep 1925–07 Nov 2006)

Title
Setting sun
Place of origin
Rose BaySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
Year
1957
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions

122.0 x 166.6cm board; 125 x 170.0 x 4.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, black oil "Coburn '57".
Credit
Purchased 1957
Accession number
9357
Copyright
© AGNSW
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (6)

Lou Klepac (Australia; Croatia, b.1936) (Author), John Coburn: the spirit of colour, Roseville, 2003, 40 (colour illus.), 44, 193, 213. plate no. 20

Clive Turnbull (Author), Jean Campbell (Australia) (Author), Daniel Thomas (Author), Australian painting: colonial, impressionist, contemporary, Adelaide, 1962, 41. cat.no. 77

Author Unknown (Author), The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1962: Special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1962. not paginated, cat.no. 99

Daily Mirror 25 Jul 1957, 25 Jul 1957.

Bulletin 17 Jul 1957, 17 Jul 1957.

The Sydney Morning Herald 10 Jul 1957, 10 Jul 1957.

Exhibition history (6)

Dickerson, Coburn, Gleghorn, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 10 Jul 1957–19 Jul 1957.

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1957, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 Feb 1958–16 Mar 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.

Artist's Glue, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 04 Mar 1985–30 Jun 1985.