Moods of the Sea 1972-73

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Moods of the Sea 1972-73

pencil on paper
75.0 x 55.0 cm

stamped lower right with artist monogram

Provenance:

Christie's, Melbourne, 20 March 1978, lot 316 Private collection, Sydney, since 2000 Savill Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Sydney Savill Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso)

Exhibited:

Waves: Brett Whiteley, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1973, cat.6 (as Sea Drawing, one of six drawings with various moods of the sea, 1972-73)

Reference:

McGrath, S., Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1979, pp.156, 157 (illus.)

Related Works:

The Wave 1973, ink and wash on paper, 74.0 x 55.0 cm, sold Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 6 December 2007, lot 234 Deeper 1985, oil on board, 205.5 x 155.0 cm, exhibited in A Century of Australian Painting, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 21 April - 21 May 1988, cat.55 This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by Kathie Sutherland

Estimate: $18000 - 26000

Result Hammer: $30000