Gauguin (Also known as Portrait of Paul Gauguin on the Eve of his Attempted Suicide, Tahiti) 1968

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Gauguin (Also known as Portrait of Paul Gauguin on the Eve of his Attempted Suicide, Tahiti) 1968

oil, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, plastic, glass, wood & printed paper collage construction on panel
152.5 x 264.5 cm
signed, titled and dated lower right: portrait of Paul Gauguin on the eve of his attempted suicide, Tahiti/ Brett Whiteley 1968, N.Y.

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist in 1969
Chelsea 23rd Street Corporation, New York
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York, 15 May 2014, lot 227

Exhibited:
Brett Whiteley: Recent Work, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York, 1968, cat.4 (illus.)

Reference:
McGrath, S., Brett Whiteley, Sydney, Bay Books, 1979, pp. 86, 87.
Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, (illus.) fig. 37, p. 46.

Related Works:
Study for Gauguin, 1968, pencil, ink, collage and adhesive tape on paper, 1968, 35.3 x 55.7 cm., private collection, Sydney, illus. in Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, fig. 37, p. 46.
The American Dream, 1968-1969, oil, tempera, collage, photography, various objects on eighteen panels, 244 x 2196 cm, Collection: Art Gallery of Western Australia; illus. in Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, pl. 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, 80 d, 80 e, 80 f.
New York 2 (First Sensation of New York City), 1968, oil, collage, charcoal, ink, US currency coin and electric light on board, 70 x 90.6 cm., private collection, Sydney; illus. in Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, pl. 79.
Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud, 1970-1971, oil, gold leaf, synthetic polymer paint, mummified lacquered cat\x83??s head and collage on six wooden panels, 203 x 518 cm. Queensland Art Gallery collection; illus. in Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, pl. 122.
Portrait of Baudelaire, 1970, oil, gold leaf, synthetic polymer paint, mummified lacquered cat\x83??s head and collage on five wood door panels, 203 x 478 cm., private collection, Melbourne; illus. in Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, pl. 123.
Vincent, 1968, oil, ink, mirror and razor on board, 220 x 164.4 x 38.1 cm., private collection, Australia; illus. in Pearce, B., Brett Whiteley, Art and Life, Sydney, Thames and Hudson and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995, pl. 116.

Estimate: $1200000 - 1800000

Result Hammer: $1,400,000.00