Brett Whiteley’s art often balances chaos and calm — bursts of raw expression alongside moments of quiet reflection. Flowers on the Table embodies this duality: a flower arrangement alive with energy, yet rooted in stillness.

Through the window lies a glimpse of the garden lovingly tended by Wendy Whiteley in Lavender Bay — a setting that inspired some of Brett’s most iconic visions of Sydney’s landscape. Here, domestic harmony prevails. The cut flowers, beautiful yet fleeting, speak to life’s impermanence.

After Brett’s death in 1992, Wendy transformed the neglected government-owned land around her home into a lush public garden, finding solace in the healing power of plants. This work, too, carries that restorative spirit.

Flowers on the Table is a coveted acquisition for collectors of Whiteley and significant works on paper.

Brett WHITELEY (1939 - 1992)
'Flowers on the Table' 1977
lithograph on paper
Edition of 75
Image Size: 75 x 55 cm
Dimensions: 95 x 75 x 2 cm
Signed: Signed and editioned in margin
Comes with Letter of Provenance

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) Brett Whiteley / Copyright Agency

Exhibited: The Entire Collection of the Graphics of Brett Whiteley 1961-1981, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 20 July - 1 August 1981, cat.35

Reference: Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, p.112, cat.36 (illus. p.46, another example) Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.5, p.66, cat.72P (illus., another example), vol.7, p.821. Illustrated, another impression from the same edition