Would You Sail in This Ship? (Locus Solus Series) 1976

JAMES GLEESON (1915-2008)

Would You Sail in This Ship? (Locus Solus Series) 1976

synthetic polymer paint, collage, brush and ink, relief printing, wash and frottage
70.0 x 51.0 cm
signed and dated lower centre: GlEEson '76
inscribed on backing verso: "Would you sail in this Ship?/ Locus Solus suite/ 12

Provenance:
The Estate of the late James Gleeson AO
Bonhams & Goodman, Sydney, 27 August 2009, lot 37
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Gleeson and Klippel, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 11 - 29 November 1978, cat.12
James Gleeson: Beyond the Screen of Sight, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 29 October 2004 - 27 February 2005; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 18 March - 13 June 2005, cat.104 (label attached verso)

Reference:
Klepac, L., [Smith, G., Wach, K., Free, R., James, B. (contrib.)] James Gleeson: Beyond the Screen of Sight, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2004, pp.201, 203, cat.104 (illus.)

Estimate: $7500 - 10000