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An image of The white peacock by Edward Burra

Edward Burra

(England 1905–1976)

Title
The white peacock
Year
circa 1960
Media category
Watercolour
Materials used
watercolour over pencil
Dimensions

92.0 x 149.0 x 5.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.r., ink "E.J. Burra". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1961
Accession number
WB3.1961
Copyright
© Estate of Edward Burra
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

The Lefevre Gallery (England, estab. 1926, closed 2002), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Lefevre Gallery 1961. Purchased from the exhibition 'Recent watercolours by Edward Burra' 6-28 July 1961.

Bibliography (4)

Andrew Causey (United Kingdom) (Author), Edward Burra: complete catalogue, Oxford, 1985, (illus.). cat.no. 281

Anna Waldmann (Australia), British watercolours from the collection, Domain, 1980. no catalogue numbers

Editor Unknown (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook, Domain, 1972, 55 (colour illus.).

The Lefevre Gallery (England, estab. 1926, closed 2002), Watercolours by Edward Burra, 1961. cat.no. 6

Exhibition history (3)

Watercolours by Edward Burra, The Lefevre Gallery, 06 Jul 1961–28 Jul 1961.

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

British watercolours from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 31 Oct 1980–23 Nov 1980.