JOHN BRACK
1920-1999
To the Water (1961)
Estimate $150,000 – $250,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MR GORDON THOMSON, MELBOURNE
JOHN BRACK
1920-1999
To the Water (1961)
oil on composition board
signed 'John Brack' lower right
98.7 x 76.1 cm
- Lot Sold $150,000 (Hammer Price)
- $183,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr Gordon Thomson, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Exhibited
Paintings by John Brack, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 26 February - 17 March 1961, no. 13
John Brack, The Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, 13-24 November 1961, no. 9
Four Arts in Australia, Kuala Lumper, 9 February - 9 March, Penang, 18-23 March, Bangkok, 6-20 April, Vientiano, 1-8 May 1962, no. 6
First International Art Exhibition, Saigon, 1962, no. 133
John Brack: Selected Paintings 1947-1977, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Gallery, Melbourne, 15 March - 1 April 1977, no. 15
John Brack: Paintings and Drawings 1945-1977, Melville Hall, Australian National University, Canberra, 21 September - 6 October 1977, no. 19, illustrated
John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 10 December 1987 - 31 January 1988, no. 56 (label verso)
John Brack, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 24 April - 9 August 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2 October 2009 - 31 January 2010, illustrated
Literature
Geoffrey Dutton, 'Lethal Jabs of Colour', News, Adelaide, 15 November 1961, p. 27
Ronald Miller, John Brack, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1971, p. 108
Ursula Hoff, Robert Lindsay and Patrick McCaughey, John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987, pp. 121, 130, 131, 139
Sasha Grishin, The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 84, Vol. 2, cat. no. o122, pp. 17, 119 (illustrated)
Helen Maudsley, 'Seeking the Content', Salek Minc Lecture', Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth, 2000, transcript, p. 6, 'The Water'
Helen Brack, Kirsty Grant, Sasha Grishin, Robert Lindsay and Chris McAuliffe, John Brack, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2009, pp. 68, 69 (illustrated), 219
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |