Title

Self portrait after three bottles of wine

1971

Artist

Brett Whiteley

Australia, England

07 Apr 1939 – 15 Jun 1992

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Alternate image of Self portrait after three bottles of wine by Brett Whiteley

Details

Other Title

Self portrait in exactly the spirit in which it was drawn

Date

1971

Media category

Drawing

Materials used

oil, brush and sepia ink on board

Dimensions

203.5 x 76.0 cm (board); 205.9 x 78.4 cm (frame)

Signature & date

Dated l.r., black ink" 12/2/71 ...". Not signed.

Credit

Purchased by the New South Wales State Government 1994, transferred to the Gallery 1998

Location

Not on display

Accession number

354.1998

Copyright

© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency
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Brett Whiteley
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Works in the collection

85

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Exhibition history
Shown in 13 exhibitions
- Portraits and other emergencies:
  - Bonython Art Gallery [Sydney], Paddington 29 Feb 1972–21 Mar 1972
  - Australian Galleries, Melbourne, Collingwood 28 Mar 1972–21 Apr 1972
- Drawings 1960-1973, Bonython Art Gallery [Sydney], Paddington, 06 Jan 1974–30 Jan 1974
- 150 drawings from 1960-1985, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, 09 Oct 1985–06 Nov 1985
- Self Portraits and Other Intimacies, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 16 Sep 1995–19 Nov 1995
- 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
- Brett Whiteley - the genius (1999-2000), Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, 27 Nov 1999–28 Jan 2000
- Ink: Whiteley and others (2006), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 29 Apr 2006–20 Aug 2006
- 9 shades of Whiteley:
  - Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise 12 Jul 2008–07 Sep 2008
  - Lismore Regional 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
- Brett Whiteley - Connections (2010-2011), TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 06 Nov 2010–19 Mar 2011
- Blue (2011), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 09 Jul 2011–08 Jul 2012
- Brett Whiteley portraits, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 23 May 2014–28 Sep 2014
- Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything:
  - Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 15 Dec 2018–31 Mar 2019
  - Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria 31 Jul 2021–31 Oct 2021
  - Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst 10 Dec 2021–26 Jan 2022
Bibliography
Referenced in 9 publications
- Margaret Clarke (Director), Red, black and Whiteley, North Ryde, 2000.
- Janet Hawley, Good Weekend Magazine, 'Still life', pg. 18-24, Sydney, 02 Jul 1994, 21 (colour illus.), 22.
- Rudi Krausmann, Aspect: Art and Literature, 'Brett Whiteley: painting the infliction of life (interview) extracts from the artist's diary', pg. 4-15, Australia, Summer 1975-1976, cover illus..
- Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, Pymble, 1992, 81 (illus.).
- Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, Kensington, 1979, 105 (illus.), 226 (illus.). cat. no. 86
- Moree Plains Gallery, Brett Whiteley - the genius, Moree, 1999, (illus.). cat.no. 5; not paginated; description of the exhibition and list of works
- Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Self-portraits & other intimicies', pg. 164-195, London, 1995, 168 (colour illus.), 232. plate no. 108
- Jane Scott, Barry Pearce and Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley: Connections, 'Brett Whiteley: Connections', Healesville, 2010.
- INK: Whiteley and Others, Sydney, 2006. List of works