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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
Location
Not on display
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 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
- Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst 24 Nov 2016–22 Jan 2017
- Benalla Art Gallery, Australia 10 Feb 2017–07 May 2017
- The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills 19 May 2017–19 Nov 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, Look, 'Genesis of a Painter: the early abstractions of Brett Whiteley [1939-92]', pg. 20-21, Heidelberg, Sep 1998, 21 (colour illus.).
Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Early work', pg. 50-55, London, 1995, 54 (colour illus.), 226. plate no. 4
Barry Pearce and Alec George, 9 Shades of Whiteley, '1: Early Works', pg. 15, Sydney, 2008, 14 (colour illus.), 15.
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, 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
The Brett Whiteley Studio, Whiteley & Rees: More affinities, Sydney, 2005, (illus.). List of works
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