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Title
Sofala
1958
Details
Date
1958
Materials used
oil on canvas on board
Dimensions
65.5 x 85.8 cm board; 840 x 1045 x x 60 cm
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r.corner, pink oil "B.W. 1958".
Credit
Purchased by the New South Wales State Government 1994, transferred to the Gallery 1998
Accession number
351.1998
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Brett Whiteley
Sofala
Shown in 9 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Brett Whiteley 1958-1999: The Central West (1990), Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, 14 Apr 1990–13 May 1990
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996):
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 16 Sep 1995–19 Nov 1995
- Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin 13 Dec 1995–28 Jan 1996
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 22 Feb 1996–08 Apr 1996
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 09 May 1996–16 Jun 1996
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 02 Jul 1996–26 Aug 1996
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 18 Sep 1996–17 Nov 1996
Genesis of a Painter: The early abstractions of Brett Whiteley (1998-1999), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 29 Aug 1998–31 Jan 1999
Whiteley & Rees: more affinities (2006):
- The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills 03 Dec 2005–10 Apr 2006
- New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale 29 Apr 2006–02 Jul 2006
9 shades of Whiteley:
- Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise 12 Jul 2008–07 Sep 2008
- Lismore Regional Art Gallery, Lismore 13 Sep 2008–15 Nov 2008
- New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale 22 Nov 2008–08 Feb 2009
- Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle 14 Feb 2009–26 Apr 2009
- Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst 01 May 2009–14 Jun 2009
- Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington 02 Jul 2009–23 Aug 2009
Iconic Whiteley (2009-2010), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12 Sep 2009–22 Aug 2010
Blue (2011), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 09 Jul 2011–08 Jul 2012
Brett Whiteley: Nature, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 04 Oct 2013–18 May 2014
Brett Whiteley: West of the Divide:
- Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba 26 Sep 2014–30 Nov 2014
- Benalla Art Gallery, Australia 10 Feb 2017–07 May 2017
Referenced in 10 publications
Bibliography
Barry Pearce et al., Brett Whiteley education pack, 'Early works', Sydney, 1995, (colour illus.). card no. 2 in education pack
Janet Hawley, Good Weekend Magazine, 'Still life', pg. 18-24, Sydney, 02 Jul 1994, 22.
Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, 'A classic Aries', pg. 9-27, Kensington, 1979, 23, 24 (colour illus.), 25 (colour illus.), 26. The illus. on pg. 25 is a detail of the image.
Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Early work', pg. 50-55, London, 1995, 54 (colour illus.), 226. plate no. 4
Barry Pearce, Genesis of a Painter: The early abstractions of Brett Whiteley, 'Genesis of a painter: The early abstractions of Brett Whiteley', pg. 2-3, Sydney, 1998, 4 (colour illus.). cat.no. 3
Barry Pearce, Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Landscape and gesture', pg. 239-240, Sydney, 2000, 246 (colour illus.), 302.
Barry Pearce, Look, 'Genesis of a Painter: the early abstractions of Brett Whiteley [1939-92]', pg. 20-21, Heidelberg, Sep 1998, 21 (colour illus.).
Unknown, Brett Whiteley: A sensual lilne 1957-67, ‘Bathurst and beyond: early abstraction’, pg. 14-38, Victoria, 2010, 32, 34-35 (colour illus.), 37, 63, 226. cat.no. AA23
Unknown, Whiteley & Rees: More affinities, Sydney, 2005, (illus.). List of works
Barry Pearce and Unknown, 9 Shades of Whiteley, '1: Early Works', pg. 15, Sydney, 2008, 14 (colour illus.), 15.