‘Aqua Lily’ is a portrait of David Rankin’s wife, Lily Brett. An author and Holocaust survivor, Rankin is profoundly inspired by his wife’s life, illustrating two of her books about the Holocaust and producing a series pivoted around Jewish and matrimonial themes. This particular work even graced the cover of Brett's 2021 memoir 'Old Seems to be Other People'. 

Wide-eyed, world weary and washed in aqua, Rankin’s depiction is a cover star, an ode to a woman who possesses the rare gift of creativity and resilience. Rankin won the Wynne Prize in 1983 and is currently represented in numerous public collections including at the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales and Queensland Art Gallery. From 2005 to 2006, a major retrospective of his work toured Australian galleries.

For collectors of prints, socially conscious art and admirers of their wives, ‘Aqua Lily’ is the cover girl for you.

David RANKIN (1946 - )
'Aqua Lily' 1990
screenprint on paper
Edition of 90
Image Size: 76 x 56 cm
Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm
Signed: Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil in margin below image: 48/90 Aqua Lily Rankin 90
 
Comes with Letter of Provenance
 
Featured as the cover image for Lily Brett's 2021 memoir, 'Old Seems to be Other People', published by Penguin Books.
 
Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.
 
(c) The Artist or Assignee