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Title
Pilchards
(1953)
Details
Date
(1953)
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions
18.3 x 33.3 cm board; 25.5 x 40.6 x 4.3 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.l. corner, red oil "DOBELL". Not dated.
Credit
Gift of Miss Jacqueline Crookston 1996
Location
Not on display
Accession number
499.1996
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William Dobell
Pilchards
Place
Where the work was made
New South Wales
Shown in 7 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Contemporary Australian Painting - Pacific Loan Exhibition (1956), Orient Lines, S.S. "Orcades", 02 Oct 1956–25 Oct 1956
The art of William Dobell (1959), Finney's Art Gallery, Brisbane, 11 Aug 1959–11 Sep 1959
Paintings and Drawings by William Dobell (1960), John Martin's Auditorium, 11 Mar 1960–26 Mar 1960
William Dobell [University of Sydney] (1960), War Memorial Art Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney, 12 Apr 1960–27 Apr 1960
William Dobell: Paintings from 1926 - 1964 (1964), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jul 1964–30 Aug 1964
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998):
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 14 Feb 1997–27 Apr 1997
- Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle 07 May 1997–06 Jul 1997
- Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne 29 Jul 1997–21 Sep 1997
- Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane 25 Oct 1997–07 Dec 1997
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 08 Jan 1998–01 Mar 1998
Cuisine and country: a culinary venture in Australian Art:
- Orange Regional Gallery, Orange 06 Apr 2007–20 May 2007
- Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul 08 Jun 2007–22 Jul 2007
- Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington 28 Aug 2007–21 Oct 2007
- Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Australia 26 Oct 2007–09 Dec 2007
- Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier 15 Dec 2007–15 Feb 2008
- Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill 26 Mar 2008–05 May 2008
- Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly 16 May 2008–15 Jun 2008
- Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns 01 Jul 2008–15 Aug 2008
- Artspace Mackay, Queensland 31 Aug 2008–30 Sep 2008
Referenced in 6 publications
Bibliography
James Gleeson, William Dobell, London, 1964, (illus.). plate no. 31, cat.no. 218
James Gleeson, Contemporary Australian painting, Unknown, 1956. cat.no. 13, Collection: Dr and Mrs R Crookston
Hal Missingham, William Dobell, Brisbane, 1959. cat.no. 45; Lent by Dr and Mrs RM Crookston, Camden; not paginated
Peter Raissis, William Dobell - the painter's progress, 'Recovery at Wangi', pg. 90-109, Sydney, 1997, 102 (colour illus.), 144. cat.no. 32
Gavin Wilson, Cuisine & country: a gastronomic venture in Australian art, New South Wales, 2008, 89 (colour illus.).
Art Gallery of New South Wales, William Dobell: paintings from 1926 to 1964, Sydney, 1964. cat.no. 159; Coll: Miss Jacqueline Crookston