Artist and the Muse (Garry Shead) 2001

JIAWEI SHEN born 1948

Artist and the Muse (Garry Shead) 2001

oil and charcoal on canvas (diptych)
224.0 x 214.0 cm overall
signed and dated centre left: 2001
inscribed centre: GA/ RRY/ SHEA/ D
inscribed verso: Artist and The Muse (Gerry [sic] Shead) oil, charcoal on canvas

Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney, 2002 (label attached verso)
From Mao to Now 1961 - 2010, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, Sydney, 16 October - 28 November 2010, cat.55 (illus)

Reference:
Shen, J. and Kime, G., From Mao to Now 1961 - 2010, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, Sydney, 2010, cat.55, pp.99, 110 (illus. pp.98-99)

Estimate: $20000 - 30000

Result Hammer: $20000