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Painting
1958
Details
Date
1958
Materials used
synthetic polymer paint on hardboard
Dimensions
68.5 x 91.4 cm board; 77.8 x 100.3 x 4.3 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, green (enamel?) "R Balson/ 58".
Signed u.r. verso, white chalk "R Balson".
Credit
Gift of Patrick White 1973
Location
Not on display
Accession number
102.1973
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Ralph Balson
Painting
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Gifts from Patrick White (1974), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Dec 1974–22 Dec 1974
Ralph Balson: a retrospective:
- Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne 15 Aug 1989–24 Sep 1989
- Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle 06 Oct 1989–19 Nov 1989
- Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong 01 Dec 1989–28 Jan 1990
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 14 Feb 1990–01 Apr 1990
- University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane 12 Apr 1990–24 May 1990
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Ralph Balson A Retrospective, Bulleen, Jul 1989, 71 (colour illus.), 88. cat.no. 45
Helen Hewitt, Voices, 'Patrick White: painter manqué', pg. 61-70, Canberra, Winter 1997, 64.
Patrick White, painter, manqué: paintings, painters and their influence on his writing, 'White and the Sydney Art World: I', pg. 44-53, Carlton, 2002, 47, following 48 (colour illus.), 122.
David Thomas, Deutscher and Hackett fine art auction: Melbourne 29 August 2012, 'Works from the Wesfarmers collection of Australian art part 1: lots 1-23’, pg. 58-59, Melbourne, 2012, 58.