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Title
The last supper
(1952)
Artist
Justin O'Brien
Australia, Italy
02 Aug 1917 - 17 Jan 1996
Details
Date
(1952)
Materials used
triptych: oil on canvas
Dimensions
left and right panel 55.0 x 22.5 cm stretcher; centre panel 64.8 x 34.3 cm stretcher; 64.8 x 79.3 cm stretcher overall; 69.3 x 86.7 cm frame (irreg.) :
a - left panel, 55 x 22.5 cm
b - centre panel, 64.8 x 34.3 cm
c - right panel, 55 x 22.5 cm
Signature & date
Signed u.r. corner centre panel, red oil "OBRIEN". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1952
Location
Not on display
Accession number
8670.a-c
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Justin O'Brien
The last supper
Place
Where the work was made
Sydney
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Exhibition history
A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953
Religious art: from the permanent collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Aug 1961–20 Aug 1961
Religious art in our time (1962), St. Peter's Parish Hall, Melbourne, 14 Oct 1962–21 Oct 1962
Referenced in 7 publications
Bibliography
D.R.W., Le Courrier Australien, 'Purchases and acquisitions for 1952', Sydney, 03 Apr 1953. page number unknown
James Gleeson., Sun, 'Praise for galleries exhibition', Sydney, 30 Jul 1952. page number unknown
James Gleeson., Sun, 'Acquisitions by Art Gallery', Sydney, 25 Mar 1953. page number unknown
Art Critic (Paul Haefliger)., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Sydney Group show is exciting', Sydney, 29 Jul 1952. page number unknown
Mervyn Horton (Editor), Art and Australia, Sydney, Dec 1969, 222 (colour illus.). dated erroneously as 1962
Hal Missingham, A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Sydney, 1953. cat.no. 147
Editor Unknown (Editor), Bulletin, 'Art', Sydney, 06 Aug 1952. page number unknown