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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Buckley Collection of Modern & Contemporary Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  13 May 2014 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  44
• Lot Description:
  Peter Michael Thomas Atkins
  (born 1963)
  World Journal 1992
  mixed media including bone, brass, buttons, canvas, cardboard, enamel, felt, gouache, Irish peat bog ash, leather, marble, masonite, metal Honda insignia, mirror, newsprint, onyx, paper, paper money, plastic, postcards, record cover, religious items (meta
  30 x 30 cm (each)
  inscribed with artist's name and number verso; each bears Lalit Kala Akademi National Academy of Art 1994 label verso
• Provenance:
  Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, circa 1993
• Exhibited:
  VIII Triennale - India, 1994; Australian Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia 1994; World Journal, VIII Triennale-India 1994 toured Australia 1994-95 (Lawrence Wilson Gallery, Perth; Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra; Waverley City Gallery, Melbourne; Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney; New England Regional Art Museum, NSW; Ipswich Regional Gallery, Queensland; Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria; University Gallery, Launceston)
• References:
  Peter Timms, Annette Larkin and Peter Atkins, Peter Atkins 'World Journal', Australian Exhibitions Touring Agency Ltd (AETA), Melbourne, 1993
• Notes:
  Holymen and Candles, Bangkok, Thailand. 23 March 1992; Nirvana – Death in Varanasi, Varanasi, India. 29 March 1992; Journey (with Completed Stations – for Garry), Agra, India. 2 April 1992; Black Star and Star Ruby, Delhi, India. 9 April 1992; Sunflowers and Wave Shapes (for Vincent), Amsterdam. 13 April Holland 1992; Fear of Death, Istanbul, Turkey. 16 April 1992; Simple Kilim Pattern, Ankara, Turkey. 21 April 1992; Money is not Wealth – After Speaking with Mustafa, Konya, Turkey. 23 April 1992; F B is Dead, Eastern Turkey. May Day 1992; Unfinished Painting (with Boat, Leaf and Spire Shapes), Dublin, Ireland. 20 May 1992; Altered ‘Vicki Comb’ Texta Drawing, Brixton, England. 29 May 1992; Empty Canvas (for Charles Bukowski), New York City, USA. 7 June 1992; Mask (East Sepik). Collection – Metropolitan Museum, New York City, USA. 15 June 1992; Red Sky and Cyprus Trees, New York City, USA. 26 June 1992; Brown Flowers, Calcutta, India. 27 March 1992; Reworked and retitled: (Mea Culpa) a Painting for A K, Mexico City, Mexico, 4 July 1992; Blind Man/Priest, Antigua, Guatemala. 19 July 1992; Cross with Roses (A Painting for Indigenous People Everywhere), Antigua, Guatemala. 25 July 1992; Bottles and Crosses (After Visiting Antigua Cemetery), Antigua, Guatemala. 31 July 1992; I Am My Own God After Visiting The Church of St Thomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala. 13 August 1992; Mayan Temple and Honda Sign, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 29 August 1992; Spire (In the Distance) and Brown Lake, Managua, Nicaragua. 2 September 1992; The Beautiful/Ugly Painting, San Jose, Costa Rica. 11 September 1992; Panama City, Panama City, Panama. 18 September 1992; Objects (Pre-Columbian), Bogota, Colombia. 25 September 1992; Wooden Monkey Masks, Guayaquil, Ecuador. 30 September 1992; The Discovery of America (500th Anniversary), Quito, Ecuador. 17 October 1992; Morality + Temptation, Quito, Ecuador. 17 October 1992; Memorial. Woven Cross by Salasaca Indian – Jose Maszaquiza Caisabanda, Banos, Ecuador. 23 October 1992; Feather Cape and Silver Heart, Lima, Peru. 27 October 1992; Inca Kola, Cuzco, Peru. 31 October 1992; A Simple Bowl, La Paz, Bolivia. 10 November 1992; Buckle and Button Pattern, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15 November 1992; Vanity/Poverty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 21 November 1992; Horse/Head/Cross (Carved Wood), Olinda-Recife, Brazil. 25 November 1992; Thinking About Death and Bromeliads, Belem, Amazon River, Brazil. 28 November 1992; Meeting of the Waters (Tapajos and Amazon Rivers) and Star Design (Used by the Kruapu Indians), Santarem, Brazil. 2 December 1992; Meditation Painting (Structure for Oscar Niemeyer) Brazilia, Brazil. 11 December 1992; Self Portrait with Vague Shapes and the Shadow of a Woman, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 15 December 1992; Songs of Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 16 December 1992; Worldwork, Sydney, Australia. 31 December 1992
• Estimate:
  A$40,000 - 60,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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