Berber Woman, Harar, Ethiopia 1974

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Berber Woman, Harar, Ethiopia 1974

pen, brush and black ink and collage on paper
96.5 x 68.5 cm

dated and inscribed lower right: 16/9/74/ berber woman/ Harar, Ethiopia

stamped lower right with artist monogram

Provenance:

Acquired from the artist, private collection, Melbourne

Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Recent Paintings and Drawings, Fischer Fine Art, London, September 1977, cat.26 (as Berber Woman, Ethiopia)

Reference:

Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.3, p.190, cat.25.74 (illus.), vol.7, p.295

Estimate: $30000 - 40000

Result Hammer: $34000