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.”

Pivotal to the artist's visual lexicon is the female nude, a subject that he continued to visit throughout his career. Wrought in curves and sensually depicted, 'Towards Scultpure 8' showcases Whiteley's ability to create depth and motion in simple, fluid mark-making.

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)
'Towards Sculpture 8 ' 1977
lithograph on paper
Edition of 50
Image Size: 85 x 59 cm
Dimensions: 122 x 90 x 5 cm
Signed: Signed lower right: brett whiteley, monogrammed upper right, editioned lower left

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Literature: Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1992, cat. no. 25, p. 112 (illus., p. 45 another impression). Another impression of this print is held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

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