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Title
Head of a young man
(circa 1958)
Artist
Justin O'Brien
Australia, Italy
02 Aug 1917 - 17 Jan 1996
Details
Other Title
Head of a boy
Date
(circa 1958)
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions
39.0 x 25.0 cm board; 57.7 x 43.6 x 4.0 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed u.r. corner, light brown oil "O'BRIEN". Not dated.
Credit
Bequest of Miss Edna Goulston 1965
Location
Not on display
Accession number
OA2.1965
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Justin O'Brien
Head of a young man
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Fifteen guinea pictures (1958), Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 25 Jun 1958–07 Jul 1958
Australian modern masterpieces from the Art Gallery of New South Wales:
- Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat 05 Oct 2011–27 Nov 2011
- Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle 10 Dec 2011–04 Mar 2012
Referenced in 2 publications
Bibliography
the Mirror art critic., Daily Mirror, 'Painters and paintings', Sydney, 26 Jun 1958.
Macquarie Galleries, Fifteen-guinea pictures, Sydney, 1958. cat.no. 27; titled 'Head of a Young Man'.