Drawing of a Man Drinking (also known as Portrait) 1965

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Drawing of a Man Drinking (also known as Portrait) 1965

pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolour, gouache and collage on paper on board
55.5 x 45.5 cm
dated and inscribed lower right: [illeg] drawing of a man drinking/ 18 June 1965/ drawing a man drinking water. 18 June

inscribed centre right: this could/ be whiter

Provenance:
Gift from the artist to Beryl Whiteley, Sydney

Gift from the above to Bill Cocker, New Zealand, c1980

Estate of the above

Art + Object, Auckland, 27 November 2012, lot 39 (as Drawing a Man Drinking from the Christie Murder Series)

Collection of Eric and Jacqui Selwood, Sydney

Mossgreen Auctions, Sydney, 21 November 2016, lot 11 (as Drawing a Man Drinking (Christie Series))

Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Kathie Sutherland notes that this work was included in an exhibition of 'local' artists in Majorca to celebrate the birthday of Robert Graves, c1965.

Reference:
Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: A Sensual Line, 1957-67, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2010, p.298, cat.0018 (as Portrait)



Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.1, p.257, cat.41.65 (illus.), vol.7, p.165

Estimate: $40000 - 50000

Result Hammer: $46000