Brett Whiteley is an icon of Australian art. Often fusing the abstract and the figurative, calm and chaos, Whiteley creates emotionally heightened worlds of ballooning forms and elongated figures. His imagery is always immediate, reflective of his pursuit for “beauty which can best be described as being on time for the appointment.”

In his 1978 work 'Lindfield Gardens', Whiteley creates a suburban landscape replete with visual interest. From intricately detailed foliage to simplistically rendered fronds in the foreground, Whiteley's work is immediately immersive - an intimate reflection of the artist's eye as he glances over his surroundings. In an otherwise monochromatic composition, inclusion of the orange sun, and the featuring of the singular coloured frangipani only adds to the ordered chaos of the scene, a true reflection of Whiteley's unique artistic vision.

Whiteley’s work is represented across Australian public collections and internationally at the Tate Gallery in London and MoMA in New York. An adjunct of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, his studio has become a permanent public gallery. For collector’s of important Australian art, Whiteley is a prize.

Brett WHITELEY (1939 - 1992)
'Lindfield Gardens' 1978
colour screenprint with offset lithography
Edition of 80
Image Size: 92 x 116 cm
Dimensions: 103 x 134 x 4 cm
Signed: Editioned and signed in margin: 70/80 brett whiteley. Stamped lower left with artist's monograph: B/W.

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Exhibited: Brett Whiteley: Recent Paintings and Drawings, Fischer Fine Art, London, September 1977, cat.70 (another example).

Reference: Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1992, p.111, cat.19 (illus. p.30, another example) McGrath, S., Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1992, p.224, cat.54 (illus., another example) Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.5, p.49, cat.60P (illus., another example), vol.7, p.818

References: Mandy, R., Brett Whiteley: The Complete Graphics, 1961-1982, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1983, p.31, cat.46 (illus., another example). Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, p.112, cat.48 (illus. p.56, another example). Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley Catalogue Raisonne, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.5, p.101, cat.92P (illus., another example), vol.7, p.825

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.

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