Title
Saddle my nag
(1941)
Artist
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Details
- Other Titles
- Saddle-me-nag
Saddle-my-nag - Place where the work was made
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Sydney
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New South Wales
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Australia
- Date
- (1941)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on plywood
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 60.8 cm board; 46.5 x 77.5 x 5.7 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed l.r. corner, white oil "WILLIAM DOBELL". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1962
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- OA11.1962
- Copyright
- © Courtesy Sir William Dobell Art Foundation
- Artist information
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William Dobell
Works in the collection
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Places
Where the work was made
Sydney
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Exhibition history
Shown in 8 exhibitions
Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1943), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], Sydney, 14 Aug 1943–01 Sep 1943
Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1950), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], Sydney, 02 Sep 1950–20 Sep 1950
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 12 Mar 1951–31 Mar 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Launceston, 09 Apr 1951–28 Apr 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Jun 1951–21 Jul 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 06 Aug 1951–01 Sep 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 24 Sep 1951–20 Oct 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 12 Nov 1951–10 Dec 1951
Famous paintings from Australian homes, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 14 May 1957–24 May 1957
Acquisitions 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Apr 1963–12 May 1963
William Dobell: Paintings from 1926 - 1964 (1964), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jul 1964–30 Aug 1964
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, 02 Apr 1977–20 Apr 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Sale Regional Art Gallery, Australia, 29 Apr 1977–20 May 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, 27 May 1977–17 Jun 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, 24 Jun 1977–15 Jul 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Shepparton Art Museum, Australia, 22 Jul 1977–08 Aug 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, 12 Aug 1977–02 Sep 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, 16 Sep 1977–07 Oct 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, 14 Oct 1977–04 Nov 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Benalla Art Gallery, Australia, 11 Nov 1977–02 Dec 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, , 09 Dec 1977–20 Jan 1978
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Ararat Gallery, Ararat, 27 Jan 1978–17 Feb 1978
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 24 Feb 1978–17 Mar 1978
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, La Trobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, 24 Mar 1978–14 Apr 1978
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 14 Feb 1997–27 Apr 1997
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 07 May 1997–06 Jul 1997
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, 29 Jul 1997–21 Sep 1997
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 25 Oct 1997–07 Dec 1997
William Dobell the painter's progress (1997-1998), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 08 Jan 1998–01 Mar 1998
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Bibliography
Referenced in 12 publications
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Elizabeth Donaldson, William Dobell: an artist's life, 'The War years', pg. 57-69, New South Wales, 2010, 41 (illus.), 59 (colour illus.), 200 (colour illus.). NOTE: 'Sketch for Saddle my nag' 1937 is illustrated on page 41.
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Elizabeth Donaldson and Robert Donaldson, William Dobell: his life, art and home, 'Return to Australia, the war years', pg. 27-35, New South Wales, 2011, 27, 31 (colour illus.), 136. NOTE: 'Sketch for Saddle my nag' 1937 is illustrated on page 27.
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Shireen Huda, Pedigree and panache: a history of the art auction in Australia, 'Chapter 4. Australian Art at auction: the 1960s market', pg. 55-77, Canberra, 2008, 61, 62, 64.
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Alan McCulloch, The heroic years of Australian painting, 1940-1965: the Herald exhibition, Melbourne, 1977, (colour illus.). plate no. 15
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Hal Missingham (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly, vol 4, no 3, Sydney, Apr 1963.
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Margaret Preston and William Dobell loan exhibition, Sydney, 1942. cat.no. 36; Collection of the artist
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New South Wales Society of Artists, Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, Sydney, 1943. cat.no. 105; Collection of Norman Schureck
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Peter Raissis, William Dobell - the painter's progress, 'London: life and portraits', pg. 32-72, Sydney, 1997, 34, 69 (colour illus.), 144. cat.no. 22
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Daniel Thomas, Art and Australia, 'Australian collection', pg. 52-62, Sydney, Jul 1972, 57 (illus.).
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Laurence Thomas, Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly, 'William Dobell', pg. 3-5, Sydney, Oct 1959, 4.
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Laurie Thomas (Editor), Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Sydney, 1951, 44. cat.no. 129; Collection of Norman Schureck Esq.
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Judith White, Australian art collector, 'Yours sincerely: William Dobell', pg. 56-59, Sydney, Apr 2000-Jun 2000, 59.
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