John Peart is one of Australia’s foremost abstract artists. Inspired by the landscape, his works are meditative, revered for their use of colour, richly textured surfaces, and internal coherence. He spent his career questing for new ways of seeing, “The riddle is how to plan to surprise yourself”, he once mused.
'Thebes Brown' is a bewitching image. Redolent of sea rock, caramel and orange in colour and supple, it breathes Peart's philosophical approach to landscape, an approach grounded in internal feelings over exact topographies. His practice is a visual mantra, a resonance repeated until the viewer feels centred, engaged and at peace — as one critic reflected, “Peart’s life is a spiritual quest; painting is a process of ‘becoming’ through aesthetic perception”.
Peart’s importance in the evolution of Australian abstraction has been recognised by numerous awards and prizes, inclusion in important survey exhibitions, and acquisition by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, as well as other notable public, corporate and private collections in Australia and abroad.
‘Thebes Brown’ will enliven collections of important works on paper and abstract art.
John PEART (1945 - 2013)
'Thebes Brown' 1981
three-plate etching on paper
Edition of 8
Image Size: 30 x 39 cm
Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm
Signed: Signed, dated, titled and inscribed in margin in pencil below image.
Comes with Letter of Provenance
Availability: in stock
Condition: As New: The work of art is in the same immaculate condition as when it was created. This could be the description for a work of art that may have been in storage for years, never sold on the market but may still be some years old.
© The Artist or Assignee
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