John Kelly: The Lazarus Series will open on Monday 20 June at 30 Queen Street, Woollahra. 

During the past two and a half decades, John Kelly has developed a distinguished reputation in Australia and internationally for his work which combines his unique intellect and humour.  Featuring 16 new works, the present exhibition includes major paintings and sculptures that include the most prominent motifs in his oeuvre.  In the artist's words, it marks the moment 'the kangaroo met the cow – a marriage of old ideas with new ideas and everything in-between.'

Born from adversity, John Kelly: The Lazarus Series shows Kelly's renowned sense of humour and irreverent 'culture-jamming' are as fierce as ever in his practice.  It will be open to the public Monday-Friday, 10 am – 5 pm, 20 June – 8 July 2022 at 30 Queen Street, Woollahra.

The Australian  |  Remy Varga

A prominent auction house will accept cryptocurrency as payment for an upcoming sale of Brett Whiteley masterpieces that includes the ­record-breaking Henri’s Armchair.

RICK AMOR

Smith & Singer are delighted to offer Rick Amor's Memory of a Foreshore 1990 and Rooftop, Barcelona Studio 1991 for private sale.

At the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first centuries, Rick Amor’s art stands as both a summary and continuation of many of the styles and concerns that have preoccupied Australian and in particular Melbourne artists over the past one hundred years.  In subjects such as Memory of the Foreshore 1990, the tonalism of Max Meldrum and Clarice Beckett, the naturalism and serenity of Arthur Boyd’s Port Phillip Bay subjects, and the existentialism and urbanism of John Brack, converge to create an enduring image of both local and global relevance.

For more information please contact our specialists

Pictured Left

RICK AMOR born 1948     
Memory of the Foreshore 1990   
oil on canvas   
132 x 163 cm    
For private sale 
© Rick Amor/Copyright Agency 2022

Pictured Right

RICK AMOR born 1948     
Rooftop, Barcelona Studio 1991   
oil on canvas   
97 x 130 cm    
For private sale 
© Rick Amor/Copyright Agency 2022

John Kelly: The Lazarus Series will close to the public in three days, after an electric four weeks on show at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne. 

Featuring 16 recent works, this exhibition encompasses major paintings and sculptures that feature the most prominent motifs in John Kelly’s oeuvre.  In the artist's words, it marks the moment 'the kangaroo met the cow – a marriage of old ideas with new ideas and everything in-between.'

John Kelly: The Lazarus Series epitomises the artist's renowned sense of humour and shows that his inimitable 'culture-jamming' is as present as ever in his practice.  The exhibition will be open to the public 10 am – 5 pm, 8-9 June 2022 at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne.

CRISS CANNING FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION

Smith & Singer are honoured to announce the highly anticipated forthcoming exhibition of major paintings by internationally-renowned Australian artist, Criss Canning.

The exhibition will feature recent works created by the artist during the past two years.

To pre-register your interest in the exhibition, please contact our specialists.

The Australian  |  Nicholas Jensen

It was one of the more bizarre tactics of Australia's wartime defence.

We are delighted to again support the William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize in 2022 through the Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award.

Over the last 16 years, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. Entries are now open, and MGA invites artists to submit photographic work created over the last year.

The winning work will be awarded $30,000 and acquired into MGA’s nationally significant collection of Australian photographs. The Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award will again be voted by the public with the recipient receiving a generous $5,000.

In 2005 the MGA Foundation was established with the aim of supporting Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) and its significant collection, as well as its unique commitment to photographic art and in 2006 initiated the inaugural Bowness Photography Prize to promote excellence in photography and support contemporary artists working in the medium.

Important Dates

Entries open: Wednesday 11 May 2022
Entries close: 5pm (AEST) Wednesday 29 June 2022
Finalists announced: Thursday 28 July 2022
Exhibition dates: 29 September – 13 November 2022
Award announcement: Thursday 6 October 2022

Start your entry today by visiting: www.mga.org.au/bowness-prize

Image

PAULA MAHONEY
Jump on through (to the other side)  2021
from the series Dis/appear II
pigment ink-jet print
160.0 x 107.0 cm
© Courtesy of the artist
2021 Wai Tang Commissioning Award recipient

Smith & Singer are honoured to offer Girolamo Nerli's The Red Bluff, Point Ormond (1888) for private sale.

In late 1885, when Girolamo Nerli arrived in Melbourne with fellow Italian painter Ugo Catani, they brought with them sketches by various contemporary artist friends.  Exponents of the Macchiaioli school of plein-air painting in Italy – so-called due to the macchie, or spots of bright colour that characterised their work – these artists further promoted the ideas and Impressionism with its broken brushwork and emphasis on mood and moment that influenced the younger generation of Australian artists.

Nerli’s The Red Bluff, Point Ormond (1888) remains one of the few landscape subjects in oil that the artist produced during his brief yet influential stay in Melbourne.  Other examples included, Beach Scene, Hobson’s Bay (1889, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney), Beach Scene, Sandringham (1889, Art Gallery of New South Wales) and The Beach at Port Melbourne from the Foreshore, St. Kilda (1889, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).

We are particularly delighted to present Girolamo Nerli’s magnificent The Red Bluff, Point Ormond for Private Sale.