Moreton Bay Fig 1977

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Moreton Bay Fig 1977

pen, brush, ink and ink wash on paper
34.5 x 26.0 cm; 73.0 x 63.5 cm (framed)
signed lower right: Brett Whiteley

Provenance:
Fischer Fine Art, London, 1977
Private collection, United Kingdom
Estate of the above
Christie's, Melbourne, 6 May 2003, lot 201
Artpreciation, Melbourne, 2003
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
Recent Paintings and Drawings, Fischer Fine Art, London, September 1977, cat.60 (as Morton [sic] Bay Fig, illus. exhibition catalogue)

Reference:
McGrath, S., Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1979, p.225, cat.78 (illus.)
Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.3, p.433, cat.81.77 (illus.), vol.7, p.402

Estimate: $25000 - 35000

Result Hammer: $31000

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