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Title
The sisters (family group)
1939
Details
Date
1939
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions
110.0 x 85.5 cm stretcher; 126.0 x 102.2 x 5.5 cm frame; sight edge 108.0 x 84.2 cm
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, black oil "R.BALSON -/39".
Credit
Bequest of Grace Crowley 1980
Location
Not on display
Accession number
124.1980
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Ralph Balson
The sisters (family group)
Shown in 5 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Exhibition I, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 17 Aug 1939–02 Sep 1939
Balson, Crowley, Fizelle, Hinder:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 05 Oct 1966–30 Oct 1966
- Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle 09 Nov 1966–11 Dec 1966
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
Parallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 Feb 2002–May 2003
Sydney studios, S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 14 Aug 2004–26 Sep 2004
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Bruce Adams, Ralph Balson A Retrospective, Bulleen, Jul 1989, 14 (colour illus.), 21, 50, 73. cat.no. 5
Nicholas Chambers, Art and Australia (Vol. 40, No. 2), 'Ralph Balson: "Painting". Abstracting the invisible', pg. 250-251, Sydney, Dec 2002-Feb 2003, 250.
Natalie Wilson, Parallel visions: works from the Australian collection, 'Grace Crowley / Ralph Balson / Frank Hinder / Margel Hinder', pg. 88-103, Sydney, 2002, 90, 142, 147.
Author Unknown, The Daily Telegraph, 'Maybe I'm one-eyed, too: Seeing Things At Modern Art Exhibition', pg. 5, Sydney, 19 Aug 1939, 5. "What is that called?" a woman asked, staring at No. 1 (priced 40 guineas) . "It's 'The Sisters'," said a companion. "I beg your pardon. What is it?" "Eggstatic" "Look," said the companion earnestly. "Look closely. Get well back. There are two figures. They're holding hands. No kidstakes."