Lot 23
The Fish River and Boulders, Oberon 1979
etching, ed. 13/20
signed lower right: brettwhiteley
titled and editioned lower left
21 x 19.5cm (image); 77 x 61.5cm (frame)
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
Private collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent
Brett Whiteley: Portraits, Crucifixions, (A Paddock at) Oberon, David Reid's Gallery, Sydney, 1980, cat. no. 8 (as "The Fish River and Boulders") (another example)
The Entire Collection of the Graphics of Brett Whiteley: 1961-1981, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1981, cat. no. 48 (as "Oberon") (another example)
Mandy, R., Brett Whiteley: The Complete Graphics 1961-1982, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1983, p. 49, cat. no. 49 (as "Oberon") (illus., another example)
Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, pp. 58, 112, cat. no. 51 (illus., another example)
Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol. 3, p. 614, vol. 5, p. 113, cat. no. 101P (illus., another example), vol. 7, p. 827
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2026
Prints and Multiples
AUCTION
Sale: IT098
6:00pm - 3 December 2025
Timed Online Auction (Melbourne)
VIEWING
Fri 28 - Sun 30 Nov, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Hannah Ryan
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au
SIMILAR ITEMS
Lot 10
JEFFREY SMART (1921-2013) Man with Bouquet 1982 aquatint etching, ed. 87/100 24 x 19cm (image); 45 x 39.5cm (frame)
Estimate: $7,000-10,000
Lot 15
DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971) Lady at a Masked Ball with two Roses on her Dress 1967 silver gelatin print printed later 37.5 x 37.5cm (ima...
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Lot 136
GUSTAV KLIMT (Austrian, 1862-1918) Fünfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen 1919 complete suite of lithographs (25), ed. of 500 all contained...
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Lot 17
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) An Opera House in Every Home 1972 linocut 15 x 21.5cm (sheet); 31 x 38cm (frame)
Estimate: $3,000-5,000