Night Owl 1978

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Night Owl 1978

sepia ink on paper
74.5 x 52.5 cm; 109.0 x 63.0 cm (framed)
signed lower right: brett whiteley
stamped with artist\x92s monogram lower right

Provenance:
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 1979
Cooks Hill Galleries, New South Wales
Private collection, New South Wales
Lawsons, Sydney, 27 July 1999, lot 180 (as The Owl)
Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label attached verso, stock no.4538)
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Sydney, 13 September 2012, lot 92 (as Night Owl 1979)
Private collection, Brisbane

Exhibited:
Brett Whiteley: Birds and Animals, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 1979, cat.42 (as Owl)

Reference:
Whiteley, B., Zoo, Pegasus Books, Melbourne, 1979, p.48 (illus.)
McQueen, H., 'Brett Whiteley', Art and Australia, Sydney, vol.17, no.1, September 1979, p.153 (illus.)
Klepac, L., Brett Whiteley: Drawings, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2014, p.219 (illus. p.153, as Night Owl 1979)
Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.3, p.527, cat.154.78 (illus.), vol.7, p.440

Estimate: $30000 - 50000

Result Hammer: $27000

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