Russell Drysdale
(England, Australia 07 Feb 1912–29 Jun 1981)
- Title
- Crucifixion
- Place of origin
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Sydney →
New South Wales →
Australia
- Year
- (1946)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on plywood
- Dimensions
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76.0 x 101.6cm board; 97.1 x 122.5 x 5.2cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r. corner, red oil "Russell Drysdale". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift in memory of Hugh Alexander McClure Smith C.V.O. by his wife and daughter 1963
- Accession number
- OA1.1963
- Copyright
- © Reproduced with permission
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (14)
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Lou Klepac (Australia; Croatia, b.1936) (Author), Russell Drysdale: the drawings, Roseville, 2012, 19.
Greg McKeon (Australia) (Editor), Pasture degredation and recovery in Australia's rangelands: learning from history, Queensland, 2004, 121 (colour illus.). plate no. 2.4
Chris Deutscher (Australia) (Author), Australian modern masters and 19th & 20th century Australian and International Fine Art: Fine Art auction 3 & 4 May 2000, Melbourne, 2000, 82. reference to work in association with lot 40 'Study for The Crucifixion' 1945, pen and ink on paper, 25.0 x 36.5cm, signed with studio stamp l.r. 'Russell Drysdale'; colour illus. of lot 40 on page 82
Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Author), Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Tim Bonyhady (b.1957) (Author), Russell Drysdale, Perth, 1999, 2, 5, 10, 16, 17, 18 (colour illus.), 21. cat.no. 17
Martin Thomas (Australia) (Author), Uncertain ground: essays between art + nature, Sydney, 1999, 138.
Geoffrey Smith (Author), Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, Melbourne, 1997, 94, 95 (colour illus.). cat.no. 31
Gavin Wilson (Australia) (Author), The artists of Hill End, Sydney, 1995, 34 (colour illus.), 36, 118. plate no. 13
Dinah Dysart (Australia) (Director), Lou Klepac (Australia; Croatia, b.1936) (Author), Russell Drysdale: paintings 1940-72, Sydney, 1985, 9. cat.no. 17
Lou Klepac (Australia; Croatia, b.1936) (Author), The life and work of Russell Drysdale, Kensington, 1983, 82, 261 (colour illus.), 367. plate no. 74
Richard Haese (Australia) (Author), Rebels and precursors : the revolutionary years of Australian art, Ringwood, 1981, 264.
Dennis Colsey (Australia) (Author), Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), One hundred years of Australian landscape painting: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1968, Sydney, 1968, 21 (illus.). cat.no. 22
Joseph Burke (Australia, b.1913, d.1992) (Author), The paintings of Russell Drysdale: reproducing fifteen plates in colour with an essay by Joseph Burke, Sydney, 1951, 51.
Daily telegraph and daily news 26 Jul 1946, 26 Jul 1946, pg. no. unknown. Reference and reproduction.
Daily telegraph and daily news 26 Jul 1946, 26 Jul 1946, (illus.).
- Exhibition history (16)
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UNESCO Exposition Internationale d'Art Moderne, Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 18 Nov 1946–Dec 1946.
Canberra for Britannica Australia Awards, Australian National University, Jan 1961 -.
One hundred years of Australian landscape painting: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1968, Various, 1968–1969.
Russell Drysdale: paintings 1940-72, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 14 Jun 1985–21 Jul 1985.
Drysdale: Paintings 1940-72, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 14 Jun 1985–21 Jul 1985.
The Artists of Hill End, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 29 Jul 1995–17 Sep 1995.
The Artists of Hill End, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 06 Oct 1995–19 Nov 1995.
The Artists of Hill End, New England Regional Art Museum, 10 Feb 1996–31 Mar 1996.
The Artists of Hill End, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, 19 Apr 1996–26 May 1996.
The Artists of Hill End, City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 07 Jun 1996–29 Jul 1996.
Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 19 Dec 1997–09 Mar 1998.
Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 27 Mar 1998–10 May 1998.
Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, Queensland Art Gallery, 18 May 1998–28 Jun 1998.
Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 20 Jul 1998–30 Aug 1998.
Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 23 Sep 1998–15 Nov 1998.
Drysdale (1999), Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, 13 Aug 1999–26 Sep 1999.
