Captives in a Threatening Landscape 2 1946

James Gleeson (1915-2008)

Captives in a Threatening Landscape 2 1946

oil on canvas on board
61.5 x 50.0 cm

signed lower left: Gleeson

signed and inscribed verso: To Belle from Jim/ Christmas 1951

bears inscription verso: Captives in a threatening landscape 1 and 2 1946.

Provenance:

Gift from the artist to his niece, Sydney, 1951

Christie's, Melbourne, 24 November 1999, lot 28

Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney (label attached verso)

Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:

James Gleeson: Beyond the Screen of Sight, Ian Potter Centre: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 29 October 2004 - 27 February 2005; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 18 March - 13 June 2005 (label attached verso)

Reference:

Free, R., James Gleeson: Images from the Shadows, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1993, pp.25, 64 (illus. p.65, pl.9)

Estimate: $40000 - 50000