Lot 1
Francis Bacon 1971
screenprint with additions in black ink on rice paper, unique state
signed lower right: brett whiteley
92 x 63cm
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
The Christensen Fund
Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne
Aviva Fine Art Consultancy, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1989 (on loan from The Christensen Fund)
Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, cat. no. 112
Mandy, R., Brett Whiteley: The Complete Graphics, 1961-1982, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1983, cat. no. 11b, p. 17 (illus.)
Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, cat. no. 112, p. 100 (illus.)
Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonee 1955-1992, Schwartz City, Melbourne, 2020, cat. no. 36p, pp. 813, 25 (vol. 5, illus.)
"Australian artist Brett Whiteley was hugely influenced by (Francis) Bacon. The two artists met when Whiteley was living in London in the 1960s and the friendship continued over the years. Bacon owned a Whiteley work and Whiteley produced several portraits of Bacon."
(Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney)
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2023
Prints & Multiples
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8708
6:00pm - 15 November 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 10 - Sunday 12 November, 10am - 4pm
4 University Place, Clayton VIC
CONTACT
Hannah Ryan
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au
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