Rick Amor is among Australia’s most collectible artists. Best known for his psychologically incisive landscapes and atmospheric scenes of everyday life, Amor found his artistic beginnings in the world of political cartoons, working for several publications including ‘Overland’, where he was on the board until 1998. Working in this industry, Amor created hand-drawn works that were incisively political – sparking conversation and responding directly to the world around him. These political cartoons are striking reflections of the diversity of Amor’s artistic skill.

In Amor’s humorously titled ‘Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe’, former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser perilously swings on a pendulum. The situation is dire – black liquid bubbles beneath and sweat sprays from the Prime Minister’s brow. This work’s title is likely referencing Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’, a gothic short story about a prisoner enduring torture during the Spanish Inquisition.

Amor has been the subject of numerous public exhibitions at the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Australian Print Workshop. He is also held in the collections of most major Australian institutions. In 1999, Amor was appointed the official war artist and is the subject of two major monographs. For collectors of works on paper and contemporary art, Amor is a striking find. ‘Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe’ is but a dream within a dream.

Rick AMOR (1948 - )
'Led On....By a Liberal'
Ink and pencil on paper.
Image Size: 34 x 51 cm
Dimensions: 37 x 56 cm
Signed: Signed 'Rick Amor' in image top left
Comes with Letter of Provenance
Fold across height of image, pin holes in corners.
Condition:Good: Describes the average used work of art, where the image is in good condition. The margin may need to be framed out due to markings, corner wear, dog ear, small tears or if framed, the frame may have minor damage
(c) Rick Amor / Copyright Agency