Garry Shead (born 1942), Spain Weeps in the Gutters of Footscray 2004

oil on linen
signed and dated ‘Garry Shead / 04' lower right
198.7 X 182.8CM

Provenance:
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (stock number AG102447)
Private Collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
Garry Shead: The Apotheosis of Ern Malley: Paintings, Works on Paper and Ceramics, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, Hazelhurst, 4 December 2004 - 6 February 2005, illustrated
Garry Shead: The Apotheosis of Ern Malley, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 7-26 June 2005, no. 2, illustrated

Literature:
Sasha Grishin, Garry Shead: The Apotheosis of Ern Malley: Paintings, Works on Paper and Ceramics, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, Hazelhurst, 2004, (n.p.) (illustrated)
‘Garry Shead', The Age Melbourne Magazine, Melbourne, June 2005, p. 92 (illustrated)
Megan Backhouse, ‘Shead, and the Life of Malley', The Age (Metro), Melbourne, 20 June 2005, p. 7 (illustrated)
Janet Hawley, ‘Welcome to My World', The Age (Good Weekend), Melbourne, 9 June 2007, p. 30 (illustrated)
Sasha Grishin, Garry Shead: The Apotheosis of Ern Malley, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2007, pp. 33, 74, 75 (illustrated), 134
John McDonald and R. Ian Lloyd, Studio: Australian Painters and the Nature of Creativity, R. Ian Lloyd Productions, Singapore, 2007, pp. 188 (illustrated), 191 (illustrated)

An essay on this work is included in the published catalogue of the sale, with a more extended version available on request.