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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  02 May 2023 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  43
• Lot Description:
  Brett Whiteley
  (1939-1992)
  Requite 1967
  oil, resin, ink, pencil and paper on board
  86 x 122 cm
  signed, dated and inscribed 'The above inexplicably depressing / quotation, and the ensuing illustrated nightmare / have been set down here as / recompense. As such it / is dedicated to peace. / Brett Whiteley 3/1/67 / to Francis Bacon. ' lower right
• Provenance:
  Brett Whiteley, New York; Sotheby's, London, 12 March 1975, lot 131; David Hughes, London, acquired from the above; Private Collection, New South Wales; Southern Cross Galleries, Melbourne; J.G.L. Investments Pty Ltd, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 5 November 1984
• References:
  Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: A Sensual Line 1957-67, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2010, cat. no. TT28, p. 310; Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz City, Melbourne, 2020, cat. no. 65.67, Vol. 1, p. 337 (illustrated), Vol. 7, p. 190
• Estimate:
  A$200,000 - 300,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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