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Title
Interior
1996
Artist
Peter Bonner
Australia, United States of America
1964 -
About
This was the first in a body of work based on views of the artist’s studio at the time, an old stable in Fitzroy, Melbourne. ‘I have spent the last few years looking at the immediate environment in which I live, both interior scenes and inner city spaces …’ (Peter Bonner, 1997). 'Interior' reveals Bonner’s pared-down approach to drawing, in which changes that result from erasing and refining charcoal lines leave ghostly traces on the paper, all contributing to the final image.
This work won the Dobell Prize for Drawing in 1997 and was acquired by the Gallery in 1997.
Details
Date
1996
Materials used
charcoal on thick white wove paper
Dimensions
107.0 x 107.0 cm sheet; 123.0 x 122.0 x 4.0 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. verso, compressed charcoal "PETER BONNER/ INTERIOR '96".
Credit
Gift of the Trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation 1997
Location
Not on display
Accession number
222.1997
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Interior
Place
Where the work was made
Fitzroy
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Dobell Prize for Drawing 1997:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 22 Mar 1997–11 May 1997
- The George Adams Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne 15 May 1997–22 Jun 1997
- Solander Gallery, Yarralumla 26 Jul 1997–24 Aug 1997
Dobell Drawing Prize 1998 (Touring show):
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 14 Mar 1998–19 Apr 1998
- The George Adams Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne 24 Jul 1998–06 Sep 1998
Contemporary Australian Drawing: 20 Years of the Dobell Drawing Prize:
- Grafton Regional Gallery 15 Feb 2013–24 Mar 2013
- Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul 30 Mar 2013–05 May 2013
- Orange Regional Gallery, Orange 05 Jul 2013–18 Aug 2013
- National Art School, Darlinghurst 29 Aug 2013–06 Oct 2013
- Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, Murwillumbah 18 Oct 2013–24 Nov 2013
- Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra 11 Apr 2014–18 May 2014
Referenced in 9 publications
Bibliography
Sonia Barron, The Canberra Times, 'Balancing the old and the new’, pg. 3, Canberra, 06 Aug 1997, 3.
Jackie Blondell, Accountancy Magazine, ‘Not many people know him’, pg. 54, Sydney, 01 Feb 1998, 54.
Louise Evans, The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Beginner's luck', pg. 13, Sydney, 05 Apr 1997, 13 (illus.). Spectrum Arts supplement
Hendrik Kolenberg, Contemporary Australian Drawing: 20 years of the Dobell Prize for Drawing, ‘Introduction’, pg. 6-14, Sydney, 2012, 9, 28, 29 (illus.), 60.
Hendrik Kolenberg, The Dobell Prize for Drawing: 1993-2004, ‘Introduction: the first ten years’, pg. 8-9, Sydney, 2004, 5 (illus., detail), 24, 25 (illus.), 50, 52.
Robert Nelson, The Age, ‘Left feeling a little drawn’, pg. 7, Melbourne, 28 May 1997, 7 (illus.).
Nicola Webber, Herald Sun, ‘Art win eases painter’s pain’, pg. 9, Melbourne, 22 Mar 1997, 9.
The Weekend Australian, Sydney, 22 Mar 1997-23 Mar 1997, 5. headline unknown; article by Susan Horsburgh
Courier Mail, ‘Eyes have it for Archibald winner subject will never see’, pg. 3, Brisbane, 22 Mar 1997, 3. author unknown