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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

The Great Bowerbird 1971

Estimate $120,000 – $180,000

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© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

BRETT WHITELEY

1939-1992
The Great Bowerbird 1971

gouache, ink, wash and collage on paper
signed, dated and inscribed '17/9/71 / brett whiteley' lower right
32 x 29.5 cm

  • Lot Sold $120,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $147,273 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Brett Whiteley, Sydney
Arkie Whiteley, Sydney, by descent from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Fine Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 4 May 2004, lot 202, illustrated
Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above
Richard Martin Art, Sydney, acquired from the above
Important Australian and International Fine Art, Menzies, Melbourne, 24 September 2015, lot 26, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Just Whiteley, Richard Martin Art, Sydney, 9 - 27 April, 2011

Literature

Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz City, Melbourne, 2020, cat. no. 114.71, Vol. 3, p. 108 (illustrated), Vol. 7, p. 252

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Specialists
Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
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Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
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Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
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David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
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E: David Mackay
Important Australian Art

AU0857  |  24 Aug 2022  |  Sydney
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