Throughout his career, Garry Shead has chased his erotic muse. Recast into an icon and celebrated as a goddess, he sees in her the biographical, mystical and spiritual.

In this work, she stands over a flower bed in the nude, gazing down at delicate roses. Underneath her, a bearded figure lays in the soil, his head supported by his hands. Titled 'Tree of Life', this work positions Shead’s muse as a powerful symbol of fertility.

Collected by all public institutions, Shead has won the Archibald and Dobell prizes. Frolicking in the serious and profane, his work is at once poetic and interrogative. This beautifully presented etching will enliven collections of iconic Australian art, as well as all in need of a dose of imagination.

Garry SHEAD (1942 - )
'Tree of Life'
etching on paper
Edition of 40
Image Size: 24 x 19 cm
Dimensions: 47 x 38 x 3 cm
Signed: Editioned, titled and signed below image.
Condition:Excellent:
(c) The Artist or Assignee