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Title
Lithosphere
(1965)
Artist
Frank McNamara
Australia
16 Apr 1916 - 1995
About
This work was a finalist in the 1965 Wynne Prize and was acquired by the Gallery in 1966.
Details
Date
(1965)
Materials used
pencil, crayon, watercolour, gouache on paper
Dimensions
61.9 x 87.4 cm sheet; 79.0 x 104.0 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.r. corner "Frank McNamara". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1966
Location
Not on display
Accession number
WA2.1966
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Frank McNamara
Lithosphere
Shown in 4 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Trustees' Watercolour Prize 1965, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 Jan 1966–20 Feb 1966
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1966, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 Apr 1967–07 May 1967
Australian watercolours 1880s to 1990s:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 18 Nov 1995–14 Jan 1996
- Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat 1996–1996
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 1996–1996
Frank McNamara, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 28 Mar 1998–26 Apr 1998
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman competitions 1965, Sydney, 1966. cat.no. 167
Hendrik Kolenberg, Twentieth century Australian watercolours from the collection, Sydney, 1989. cat.no. 53
Hendrik Kolenberg, Australian watercolours 1880s to 1990s, `Introduction: Painting in watercolour', pg. 8-16, Sydney, 1995, 13, 91 (colour illus.), 123. cat.no. 81
Julianna Kolenberg (Editor), Frank McNamara, Australia, 1997, 12,13,16,18,41. PS Worksheet 499