On Two Hands and One Foot 1973

JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)

On Two Hands and One Foot 1973

oil on canvas
130.0 x 97.5 cm
signed and dated lower left: John Brack 1973
inscribed verso on stretcher and frame: On Two Hands and One Foot

Provenance:
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 21 August 2000, lot 22
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
John Brack Paintings and Drawings, Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 10 - 28 November 1973, cat.8

Reference:
Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, text vol. 1, p.128, vol. II, cat.o208, p.28 (illus. p.150)
Millar, R., Civilized Magic - An Interperative Guide to Australian Paintings, Sorrett Publishing, Toorak, 1974, p.43 (illus.)

Related Works:
Study for On Two Hands and One Foot, 1973, conte on paper, 65.0 x 45.0 cm, in R. Lindsay, John Brack, A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, 1987 p.127 and Grishin, S., op.cit., vol. II, p.190 (illus.)

Estimate: $300000 - 400000

Result Hammer: $300000