BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
Sketch for Large Flame Tree, Port Vila 1983
$55,000–75,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
Sketch for Large Flame Tree, Port Vila 1983
ink, gouache and collage on paper
signed, dated and inscribed 'B / W [artist's monogram] / sketch for large flame tree/ brett whiteley / Port Vila / Vanuatu 83' lower right
62.5 x 51 cm
- Lot Sold $75,000 (Hammer Price)
- $92,045 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Brett Whiteley, Sydney
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1985
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1987
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1991
Fine Australian & International Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 5 May 2003, lot 128, illustrated
Marlene Antico Fine Arts, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 1 May 2004
Exhibited
Brett Whiteley, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 12-28 July 1984, no. 22, 'Port Vila Study', illustrated
Literature
Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz City, Melbourne, 2020, cat. no. 192.83, Vol. 4, p. 235 (illustrated), Vol. 7, p. 616
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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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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