Brett Whiteley is an icon of Australian art. Often fusing the abstract and the figurative, Whiteley creates emotionally heightened worlds of ballooning forms and elongated lines. 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 1975 screenprint on paper, Whiteley creates an impression of a palm tree in a grassy landscape. Rendered using only black ink, Whiteley's ability to create depth and detail is impressive. As with many of his works, the artist creates a scene that is immersive and atmospheric - with simple mark-making, fronds move in the wind, branches sway.

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)
'Palm Tree 1' 1975
screenprint on paper
Edition of 50
Image Size: 81 x 60 cm
Dimensions: 108 x 83 x 2 cm
Signed: Editioned and signed in margin: brett whiteley. Stamped lower left with artists monogram BW..

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

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) Wendy Whiteley / Copyright Agency