ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT VINCENT VAN GOGH 1888 - 1889, 1983

Important Australian + International Fine Art - 29 August 2007 | Melbourne

Lot 144

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT VINCENT VAN GOGH 1888 - 1889, 1983

suite of 3 etchings

Estimate:

$9,000 - 12,000 (3)

Lot sold: $12,000 (inc. BP)

Lot Details

Description

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT VINCENT VAN GOGH 1888 - 1889, 1983

suite of 3 etchings

(i) Self Portrait, One of a Dozen Glimpses, 26.0 x 20.5 cm, signed and numbered below image: 32/100 Brett
(ii) The Back of the Asylum, St Rémy, 20.5 x 37.0 cm, signed and numbered below image: 32/100 brett whiteley
(iii) Sons of the Sun, 60.5 x 20.0 cm, signed with artist's stamp and numbered below image: 32/100 B/ W

These etchings are accompanied by a leather-bound, deluxe, signed and numbered edition of the publication Capon, E., Another Way of Looking at Vincent van Gogh 1888-1889 by Brett Whiteley, 1968-1983, Richard Griffin Press, Melbourne, 1983

Provenance

Marlene Antico, Sydney (label attached verso)
St. Joseph's College Parents and Friends Association, Sydney
Acquired from the above by the present owner, private collection, Melbourne

Literature

Brett Whiteley The Graphics 1961 - 1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, cats.72, 73 & 74 (illus. other examples)