KEN WHISSON
1927-2022
Country Sleep 1980
$25,000–35,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
KEN WHISSON
1927-2022
Country Sleep 1980
oil on canvas
signed, dated and inscribed 'COUNTRY SLEEP' verso (on stretcher)
100 x 120 cm
- Lot Sold $30,000 (Hammer Price)
- $36,818 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Ken Whisson, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 29 November 1991, lot 527, illustrated
Ian Rogers Fine Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 6 November 1996
Exhibited
Ken Whisson: The Italian Paintings, Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, 18 October - 6 November 1980
Australian Perspecta 1981: A Biennial Survey of Contemporary Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 29 May - 21 June 1981, no. 143, illustrated (label verso)
Literature
Bernice Murphy, Australian Perspecta 1981: A Biennial Survey of Contemporary Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, p. 155 (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 |
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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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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
