Godfrey Miller

(Australia 1893–1964)

Title

Nude and the moon

Place of origin

Paddington → Sydney → New South Wales → Australia

Year

(1954-1959)

Media category

Painting

Materials used

oil, pen and black ink on canvas

Dimensions

61.6 x 104.2cm stretcher; 64.3 x 107.3 x 4.0cm frame

Signature & date

Signed l.r. corner, pen and black ink "Godfrey Miller". Not dated.

Credit

Gift of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 1959

Accession number

OA25.1959

Copyright

Location

20th & 21st c Australian art

Bibliography (36)

'Years of enrichment: The society reaches another milestone' by Craig Bush, pg. 12-15., Look May 2009, May 2009, 12 (colour illus.), 13, 14.

Sotheby's Australia (Australia), Sotheby's Melbourne: important Australian art (24 & 25 August 2009), Melbourne, 2009, 74.

Maudie Palmer (b.1944) (Editor), Encounters with Australian modern art, South Yarra, 2008, 30, 31 (colour illus.). NOTE: Two related works reproduced: 'Nude and the moon' circa 1961-1964, TarraWarra Museum of Art; 'Nude and the moon' circa 1962, private collection.

Look Oct 2006, Oct 2006, 33 (colour illus.).

'Recent Australian painting: Australian artists in London in 1961' by Simon Pierse, pg. 226-235., Art and Australia (Vol. 42, No. 2) Dec 2004-Feb 2005, Dec 2004-Feb 2005, 232.

'Presenting our own artists: how the AGS put balance into the Australian collection' by Barry Pearce, pg. 42-44., Look: 1953-2003 celebrating 50 years May 2003, May 2003, 42 (colour illus.).

In our own image: the story of Australian art 2002, 2002, 99, 100 (colour illus.).

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Parallel visions: works from the Australian collection, Domain, 2002, 106, 115 (colour illus.), 145, 147.

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 2000, 217 (colour illus.), 301.

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Godfrey Miller, Sydney, 1996, 3 (colour illus.), 11-14, 56, 60, 123. plate no. 1

Australian Encyclopaedia Vol. 1 1996, 1996, 282 (colour illus.).

In our own image: the story of Australian art 1995, 1995, 146 (colour illus.).

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Patricia McDonald (Editor), Haruo Arikawa (Japan) (Author), Chikashi Kitazaki (Japan) (Editor), Two hundred years of Australian painting: nature, people and art in the southern continent, Tokyo, 1992, 152 (colour illus.). cat.no. 95

'Society Gifts: The Nude and the Moon' by Judith Laurence, pg. 22., Look Sep 1989, Sep 1989, 22 (colour illus.). NOTE: Dated 1954-1958

Laura Murray (Author), Great Australian paintings, New South Wales, 1989, 53 (colour illus.).

Geoffrey Dutton (Australia, b.1922, d.1998) (Author), The Innovators: the Sydney alternatives in the rise of modern art, literature and ideas, 1986, 80.

Martin Terry (Australia) (Author), Masterpieces of Australian Painting, Sydney, 1984, 109 (colour illus.).

Alan McCulloch (Australia, b.1907, d.1992) (Author), Encyclopedia of Australian art (vol 2), Victoria, 1984, (colour illus.). plate no. 14

Alan McCulloch (Australia, b.1907, d.1992) (Author), The heroic years of Australian painting, 1940-1965: the Herald exhibition, Melbourne, 1977, 32 (colour illus.). cat.no. 39

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), Australian Painters, 1976, 296.

'Memories of three New Zealand expatriate painters' by Ernest Smith., Art New Zealand 1976-1977, 1976-1977. NOTE: Dated 1954-1958

'Godfrey Miller and his art' by Douglas Dundas, pg. 8., Antique News and Sales Jul 1975, Jul 1975, 8.

Ronald Millar (Australia, b.1927) (Author), Civilized magic: an interpretive guide to Australian paintings, Toorak, 1974, 36-39, (colour illus.). plate no. 37; NOTE: Dated 1954-1958

Laurie Thomas (Australia, b.1915, d.1974) (Editor), 200 Years of Australian painting, Rushcutters Bay, 1971, 75 (colour illus.).

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), Modern Painters 1931-1970, 1970. plate no. 20

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), John Henshaw (New Zealand; Australia, b.1929, d.2006) (Editor), Masterpieces of Australian painting, Melbourne, 1969, 125 (colour illus.). NOTE: Dated 1954-1959

'Cosmos revealed' by Donald Brook, pg. 11., The Canberra times 20 Aug 1966, 20 Aug 1966, 11.

'Book brings coming of age' by James Gleeson, pg. 92., Sun-Herald 31 Jul 1966, 31 Jul 1966, 92.

John Henshaw (New Zealand; Australia, b.1929, d.2006) (Editor), Godfrey Miller, Sydney, 1965, (colour illus.). plate no. 33; NOTE: Dated 1954-58

'Painting in Australia since 1945' by James Gleeson, pg. 12., Art and Australia [vol. 1, no. 1] May 1963, May 1963, 12.

John Douglas Pringle (England; Australia, d.1999) (Author), Australian Painting Today, London, 1963, 79.

Whitechapel Art Gallery (England) (Compilator), Recent Australian Painting, London, 1961, (illus.). cat.no. 59, plate no. XXII

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, 20 (colour illus.). NOTE: Collection: in possession of the artist

The Herald Melbourne 17 Jun 1959, 17 Jun 1959, 20.

Purchases and acquisitions for 1959 1959, 1959, 10 (illus.).

Macquarie Galleries (Australia, estab. 1925, closed 1993) (Author), (Godfrey Miller), Sydney, 1957. possibly cat.no. 1; titled 'Nude and the Moon'

Exhibition history (24)

Godfrey Miller 1957, Macquarie Galleries, 07 Jul 1957–17 Jul 1957.

Godfrey Miller Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 10 Jun 1959–17 Jul 1959.

Recent Australian Painting, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Jun 1961–Jul 1961.

Godfrey Miller, East Sydney Technical College, 24 Oct 1962–25 Oct 1962.

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.

The heroic years of Australian painting 1940-1965, Melbourne Herald, 30 Apr 1977–31 Aug 1978.

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.

Two hundred years of Australian painting : Nature, people and art in the southern continent, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 28 Apr 1992–28 Jun 1992.

Two hundred years of Australian painting : Nature, people and art in the southern continent, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 14 Jul 1992–06 Sep 1992.

Godfrey Miller, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Mar 1996–05 May 1996.

Godfrey Miller, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 15 May 1996–17 Jun 1996.

Leaping boundaries: a century of New Zealand artists in Australia, Mosman Art Gallery, 09 Jun 2001–17 Jul 2001.

Parallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Feb 2002–May 2003.