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BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Hyena 1978

Estimate $45,000 – $65,000

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© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022

BRETT WHITELEY

1939-1992
Hyena 1978

brush and ink on paper
signed and dated 'B / W [monogram] Brett Whiteley 23/ Oct./ 78' lower right
75.3 x 96.5 cm

  • Lot Sold $80,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $98,182 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Brett Whiteley, Sydney
Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney, acquired from the above
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne (stock 7104), acquired from the above on 7 May 1979
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 22 October 1979

Exhibited

Spring Exhibition 1979, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 17-30 October 1979, no. 181, illustrated

Literature

Sandra McGrath, Vogue Living, Sydney, November 1988, p. 151 (illustrated)
Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonn&#233, Schwartz City, Melbourne, 2020, cat. no. 120.78, Vol. 3, p. 510 (illustrated), Vol. 6, p. 50 (illustrated), Vol. 7, p. 434

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

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Australian & International Art 
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Australian & International Art 
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Emily Walker

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Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
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David Mackay

Gallery Manager

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Important Australian Art

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