BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

BRETT WHITELEY

1939-1992
Untitled 1961

oil, gouache, charcoal, pastel and string on composition board
signed and dated 'brett whiteley 61'lower right; signed, dated and inscribed 'UNTITLED GOUACHE" / Brett Whiteley / GOUACHE + MIXED MEDIA / 1961' verso"
56 x 56.5 cm

• Lot Sold $45,000 (Hammer Price)
• $54,900 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection
Australian Pictures, Christie's, Sydney, 31 October 1990, lot 72, illustrated
Beryl Whiteley, Sydney
Australian and International Paintings, Christie's, Melbourne, 27 August 2002, lot 25, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Recent Acquisitions: Winter 1977, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 17 June - 2 July 1970, no. 45, illustrated

Literature

Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: A Sensual Line 1957-67, Macmillan, Melbourne, 2010, cat. no. EE1, 'Untitled Gouache'