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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  A Private Collection of Fine Contemporary Art
• Sale Date:
  23 Oct 2012 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  4
• Lot Description:
  Dale Leonard Frank
  (born 1959)
  Black Soil Warrego Highway (Esk Turnoff) West Morton Anglican Boys College Entrance Road Gates Bus Shelter 3:15pm, 2003
  varnish on linen
  200 x 260cm
  signed and dated to verso
• Provenance:
  Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
• Exhibited:
  Anna Schwartz Gallery, 'Dale Frank: New Paintings' 15 November - 3 December 2005
• References:
  Dale Frank, So Far: The Art of Dale Frank 1980-2005, Black Inc (Schwartz Publishing), February 2008
• Notes:
  Black Soil Warrego Highway (Esk Turnoff) West Morton Anglican Boys College Entrance Road Gates Bus Shelter 3:15pm by virtue of its very title is a sensory overload; as equally an eyeful as it is a mouthful. Using his characteristic technique of pouring different varnishes onto canvas, the colours in the work flow into each other and combine to create a swirling, whirpool effect. Toying with what Frank describes as the 'integrity' of colour1, the composition is born of materials that defy structure or predictability. And although criticized for his perceived lack of formal consistency, it is the sheer inconsistency of the materials that Frank describes as 'opportunely interesting'2. Frank's work is not figurative, and so for many, the most perplexing aspect is the absence of easily discernible messages or any definable meaning of the work. It is a commentary on texture and composition, an example of what many would coin as 'avant-garde'. Highly acclaimed both internationally and on Australian soil, the artist is represented in Sydney by Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, in Auckland by Gow Langsford Gallery, and in Melbourne by Anna Schwartz Gallery. He has three galleries in Europe and one in New York, and has had exhibitions throughout Europe and the United States at prestigious galleries and museums such as the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Solomon R. Guggenheim in New York. 1 Dale Frank, Art and Australia, Vol. 42 2004, p.214 2 Dale Frank in Andrew G Frost, 'Dale Frank: Nothing if Not Criticised', Australian Art Collector, Issue 9 July-September 1999, p.60
• Estimate:
  A$30,000 - 50,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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