Lot 39

Corporate collection, Melbourne
Private collection, Perth

Hart, D., Imants Tillers: One World Many Visions, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2006

The work of Philipp Otto Runge (1777-1810) was such an inspiration to Tillers. "Tillers first became aware of Runges's works in 1996 when he travelled to Amsterdam to participate in a group show, The World Over/Under Capricorn at the Stedelijk Museum. On show at the same time, in the Van Gogh Museum was an exhibition of the work of Runge, which included the drawing Cherubim. Tillers was struck by the modernity of this early nineteenth century image, by its insistent multiplicity and re-conception of nature. He first painted a couple of small works that included one or two cherubic heads, followed by a series, titled The Enigma of Arrival."

RELATED WORKS:
Imants Tillers, The Enigma of Arrival XIII, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on canvasboards, 228.5 x 213.5cm (overall), Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne

Imants Tillers, Monaro 1998, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on 288 canvasboards, 305 x 853cm (overall), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

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