Lot 95
Nick Cave 1999
archival pigment print, ed. 36/499
printed signature lower right: Howard Arkley
editioned lower left
artist's estate blindstamp lower left
accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art, Melbourne
93.5 x 72cm
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Private collection, Melbourne
"Howard Arkley and Nick Cave moved in overlapping circles in Melbourne in the late 1970s. One of the first two works commissioned by the Portrait Gallery, Arkley's painting of Cave was one of the last the artist completed before his death at the peak of his career. The portrait captures the punk mentality and attitude of both artist and sitter in Arkley's immaculately-finished, psychedelic and incandescent airbrush style."
(National Portrait Gallery, Canberra)
RELATED WORK:
Nick Cave 1999, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 175.2 x 135.2cm, The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
© The Estate of Howard Arkley. Licensed by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
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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