BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
Spooked by Egypt 1984
Estimate $25,000 – $35,000
BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
Spooked by Egypt 1984
pencil, texta, wash, and collage on paper
signed, dated and inscribed 'B/W [monogram] / 'Spooked by Egypt.'/ Cats really are'/ infinitely more difficult to / draw than doges as they are 'so / supple. Such mallable [sic.] form. brett whiteley 84' lower right
70 x 50.2 cm
frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney
- Lot Sold $28,000 (Hammer Price)
- $34,160 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection
Australian & International Paintings, Lawsons, Sydney, 25 July 2000, lot 89, illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, August 1987
Literature
Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné [in press], Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2019, cat. no. 87.84 (illustrated)
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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 |
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 |
Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |