Lot 46

Corporate collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 21 March 2023, lot 22

The circle and the square commonly feature in Roger Kemp's work. Kemp frequently explores the interplay between these two physical and spiritual shapes, with the square traditionally symbolising earth and the circle heaven.. "His glimpses of the ineffable are translated to us in terms of dancing, for his paintings are a choreography of the spirit - but the dancing is never extravagant. It has the formal quality of a saraband. Every movement, every gesture, every brushstroke becomes part of a ritual." (James Gleeson, 1967)

© Courtesy of the Estate of Roger Kemp