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Tombs of thought

A series of sculptural vitrines by Brook Andrew

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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Tombs of thought: fire 2018 (June - December 22)

Burnt plantation pine, spotted gum veneer, acrylic, lights; contents selected from the Art Gallery of New South Wales art collection. Purchased with funds donated by Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna Featherstone 2018.

Brook Andrew
Australia b1970
Wiradjuri, Southern Riverine region/
Ngunnawal, South-east region

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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Thérèse Lessore (England, b.1884, d.1945) 'Theatre audience', early 20th century etching, 16.3 x 15.1 cm platemark; 24.1 x 21.0 cm sheet (irreg.). Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gift of the Sickert Trust 1949.
Theatre audience
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'The iron bedstead', circa 1915, etching, 16.3 x 25.4 cm platemark; 23.5 x 36.0 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gift of the Sickert Trust 1949. © Estate of Walter Sickert
The iron bedstead
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'Jack Ashore', 1923, etching, 18.1 x 13.4 cm platemark; 29.0 x 21.5 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gift of Sir Russell Drysdale 1974.
Jack Ashore
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Installation view of Brook Andrew’s Tombs of thought: fire in the Grand Courts of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Photo: AGNSW, Jenni Carter © AGNSW

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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Wendela Boreel (England, b.1895, d.1985) 'Man in profile' (Portrait of Siegfried Sassoon), 1919, etching, 10.0 x 7.4 cm platemark; 23.2 x 16.0 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Purchased 1980.
Man in profile
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'Cicely Hey', circa 1923, etching, 14.6 x 7.2 cm platemark; 23.5 x 13.0 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gift of the Sickert Trust 1949.
Cicely Hey
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Sylvia Gosse (England, b.1881, d.1968) 'An effect of light', 1913, etching, 12.5 x 8.6 cm platemark; 39.7 x 26.0 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gift of Hendrik Kolenberg 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program © Sylvia Gosse Estate
An effect of light
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'Sally', circa 1911, etching, 15.8 x 9.7 cm platemark; 23.4 x 14.5 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 2004.
Sally
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'The Old Bedford' (small plate), 1910, etching, 11.3 x 8.6 cm platemark; 24.7 x 18.5 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 2004.
The Old Bedford'
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'The Old Middlesex', 1915, etching, 11.5 x 13.5 cm platemark; 30.0 x 22.0 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1980.
The Old Middlesex
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Tombs of thought: fire (June - December 22)

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Walter Richard Sickert (England, b.1860, d.1942) 'Wellington House', circa 1911, etching, 15.0 x 11.2 cm platemark; 23.5 x 16.2 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gift of the Sickert Trust 1949.
Wellington House
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