Cressida Campbell is among Australia's most sought after artists. Her popularity lies not only with her aesthetic, which is breathtaking in itself, but her philosophy for life. The fruit of labour and time intensive processes, Campbell's work is the embodiment of patience. It works not against but with time, paying dues to the transience and nobility of everyday life, and the domestic universes we inhabit.

Dated 1986, ‘Alison’ is a rare kind in Campbell’s oeuvre – a portrait. Set against the cerulean shoreline of Sydney’s Bondi, Campbell carves a serene portrait of a female figure. She gazes into the distance, hair wild and eyes jade green. Despite the unusual subject, all the hallmarks of Campbell’s style remain – a refined palette, composition and the influence of Japanese printmaking styles.

A master in her field, Campbell is represented across national and international collections, including at the National Gallery of Victoria and British Museum. She is a multi-award winner and the subject of a retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and National Gallery of Australia.

Her work is a quiet revelation, born in the belief that "Art is the best way to restore one's spirits".

Cressida CAMPBELL (1960 - )
'Alison' 1986
Unique woodblock print
Image Size: 50 x 22 cm
Dimensions: 91 x 105 x 5 cm
Signed: signed and dated lower right: Cressida Campbell '86. numbered lower left: A.P. titled lower centre: Alison.
Comes with Letter of Provenance
Provenance: (probably) Mori Gallery, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney. Leonard Joel, Sydney, 23 November 2014, lot 316. Private collection, Brisbane.Exhibited: Cressida Campbell: Woodblock Prints 1985-1987, Mori Gallery, Sydney, 18 August - 5 September 1987, cat.34 (another example).Reference: Crayford, P. (ed.), The Woodblock Painting of Cressida Campbell, Public Pictures, Sydney, 2008, p.341, cat.P8404 (illus. p.334, another example)Edition is Artists Proof; set aside from the unique woodblock print, edition 1/1
Condition isVery Good
(c) Cressida Campbell / Copyright Agency