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An image of Mangula by Russell Drysdale

Russell Drysdale

(England, Australia 07 Feb 1912–29 Jun 1981)

Title
Mangula
Place of origin
Sydney → New South Wales → Australia
Year
(1961)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

183.0 x 122.0cm

Signature & date
Signed l.r., oil "Russell Drysdale". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased under the terms of the Florence Turner Blake Bequest 1961
Accession number
OA17.1961
Copyright
© Russell Drysdale Estate
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (17)

Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1961 Acquisitions, Sydney, 1961, 8. cat.no. 4

Christine Dixon and Terry Smith, Aspects of Australian figurative painting 1942-1962: dreams, fears and desires, 'Discussion of the images', pg. 71-90, Sydney, 1984, 81, 89 (illus.), 94. plate no. 76

Geoffrey Dutton, Russell Drysdale, 'Russell Drysdale - the man and his work', pg. 7-84, London, 1964, 74, 179 (illus.), 191. plate no. 123

Deborah Edwards, Two centuries of Australian painting: a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Introduction', pg. 8-14, New South Wales, 1986, 43 (illus.). cat.no. 47

James Gleeson, Masterpieces of Australian painting, 'Russell Drysdale', pg. 116-118, Melbourne, 1969, 118, 119 (colour illus.). plate no. 44

John Hetherington, Australian painters, forty profiles, Melbourne, 1963, 110 (illus.).

Lou Klepac, The life and work of Russell Drysdale, 'The retrospective', pg. 159-166, Kensington, 1983, 162, 163, 334 (illus.), 369. plate no. 151

Angus Maude (Editor), The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 01 Nov 1961.

John Douglas Pringle and Russell Drysdale, Russell Drysdale's Australia, Sydney, 1974, 43 (colour illus.),.

Alison Small, Art and Artists of Australia, South Melbourne, 1981, (colour illus.).

Geoffrey Smith, Russell Drysdale 1912-1981, Melbourne, 1997, 12, 30, 160, 161 (colour illus.). cat.no. 64

William Splatt and Barbara Burton, 100 masterpieces of Australian painting, Adelaide, 1973, 194, 195 (colour illus.). plate no. 94

William Splatt and Barbara Burton, A treasury of Australian painting, 'New visions in an ancient land', pg. 55-56, Australia, 1976, 56, 61 (colour illus.), 67. plate no. 45

Lara Travis, Art and Australia (Vol. 36, No. 1), 'Exhibitions: Russell Drysdale; Art, macramé and shag-pile carpet', pg. 54-55, North Ryde, 1998, 55 (colour illus.).

Editor Unknown (Editor), Bulletin, Sydney, 11 Nov 1961.

Editor Unknown (Editor), Sun-Herald, Sydney, 01 Nov 1961.

Editor Unknown (Editor), Nation, Sydney, 18 Nov 1961.

Exhibition history (5)

Russell Drysdale; recent paintings (1961), Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 01 Nov 1961–13 Nov 1961

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1961, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Apr 1962–25 May 1962

Aspects of Australian Figurative Painting 1942-1962: Dreams, Fears and Desires (The 5th Biennale of Sydney), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 11 Apr 1984–17 Jun 1984

Two centuries of Australian painting, a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orange Regional Gallery, Australia, 19 Apr 1986–15 Jun 1986

Russell Drysdale 1912-1981: