Sloping up on the Olgas (I) (with Crow) 1985-86

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Sloping up on the Olgas (I) (with Crow) 1985-86

oil, photography and mixed media on plywood
122.0 x 102.0 cm
signed and inscribed lower left: 'the drought from the land and the air'/ brett whiteley (walking + using a chopper)
possibly signed lower right and concealed with collage
dated and inscribed verso: 'SLOPING UP/ON THE OLGAS' 1/ 1985-85/ (WITH CROW)/ OIL, PHOTOGRAPHY/ + MIXED MEDIA/ ON PLYWOOD/ 48" X 40"

Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, Wynn Schubert collection, Queensland, c1988
Private collection, Queensland
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
The Jack Manton Prize 1987: Recent works by Fourteen Australian Artists, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 13 February - 29 March 1987 (label attached verso)

Reference:
MacAulay, B., The Jack Manton Prize 1987: Recent works by Fourteen Australian Artists, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1987, p.35 (illus.)
Wilson, G., Rivers and Rocks, Arthur Boyd and Brett Whiteley, Bundanon Trust, New South Wales, 2001, p.47 (illus.)

Estimate: $800000 - 1200000