Lot 9

Work is in overall very good condition. Upon close inspection, there is minor splitting seen to the thicker black pigments of paint. Soft wear the the corners of the canvas where folded.


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Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne 2013
Private collection, Melbourne

SCOPE Art Fair, New York, March 2012
King and Country, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 13 November - 14 December 2013

Connolly, E., Rennie Breaks New Ground, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 6 March 2012:
"One of his works, titled Aborigine and made with stencils, was inspired by a stamp from the 1950s, which depicted a traditional Aboriginal man. About 100 million of these stamps were circulated around the world at a time when Aborigines were not recognised as citizens of Australia, he says. "It's such a beautiful image which was exported around the world, advertising this kitschy Australia with its Aboriginal people but at the same time we did not have citizenship."

© Reko Rennie