Evening Ceremonies 1986

JAMES GLEESON (1915-2008)

Evening Ceremonies 1986

oil on canvas
175.5 x 266.0 cm
signed and dated lower left: Gleeson '86
signed and inscribed verso: 'EVENING CEREMONIES'/ James Gleeson

Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney (label attached verso)
The Estate of Eva Breuer, Sydney

Exhibited:
James Gleeson: Recent Painting, Watters Gallery, Sydney, 15 October - 1 November 1986, cat.9
Fire and Ice: Aspects of Contemporary Australian Surrealism, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, 24 November 1989 - 4 February 1990
Gleeson: Paintings & Works on Paper 1930s-1990s, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney, 4-28 May 2003 (illus. exhibition catalogue, p.43)

Reference:
Klepac, L., James Gleeson: Landscape out of Nature, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 1987, p.43 (illus. pl.18, pl.19 [detail])

Estimate: $60000 - 80000

Result Hammer: $50000