SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

SIDNEY NOLAN

1917-1992
Burke and Wills Expedition 1962

synthetic polymer paint on composition board
signed 'Nolan' lower left; signed and dated 'Nolan 1962' verso
122 x 122 cm

Provenance

Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom
Private Collection, London
Australian, International and Contemporary Paintings, Christie's, Melbourne, 6 May 2003, lot 52, 'Explorer', illustrated
Gould Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney (stock 13207)
Private Collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

Sidney Nolan: 1937 to 1979, Arts Centre, New Metropole, The Leas, Folkestone, 5 May - 3 June 1979, no. 57, '1964', illustrated
Sidney Nolan, Gould Galleries, Sydney, 12 November - 7 December 2003, no. 16, 'Burke, Explorer', illustrated

Literature

Charles S. Spencer, 'Speaking with Sidney Nolan: The Australian Heroic Dream', Studio International, London, November 1964, p. 206 (illustrated)
Elywn Lynn, Sidney Nolan: Myth and Imagery, Macmillan, London, 1967, p. 86 (illustrated)
Ashley Crawford, Directory of Australian Art, Craftsman House, Melbourne, 2006, p. 80 (illustrated)