Lot 81

Work is in very good condition. The linen is a little loose in frame. Evidence of an old circular repair verso, on lower right section. Overall framed size 170 x 215cm.


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The Artist
The National Australia Bank Art Collection (label verso)

Makin, J., Olsen, J., Zimmer, J. & Heathcote, C., Australia Felix : Landscapes by Jeffrey Makin, Macmillan Art Publishing, 2002, p. 46
"The scale of the coastline there is staggering. I began work just before I left for Europe in 1977. On my return I
went back to Port Campbell to pick up where I had left off. The main problem with such a grand scene is that it's filled with incident. So, fairly dramatic editing was involved to get it down to a few refined components: sky; sea and island pinnacles of eroded rock (the Apostles). As the painting took over from the subject, forms, shapes and colours were balanced with each other, rather than being referred to the original motif." (Jeffrey Makin, p. 46)

RELATED WORKS:
Port Campbell 1979, tapestry, 184 x 240cm

Port Campbell 1980, oil on canvas, 140 x 245cm, Collection: Arnold, Block, Leibler, Melbourne