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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian + International Art
• Sale Date:
  29 Aug 2018 ~ 7pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  52
• Lot Description:
  Brett Whiteley
  (1939 – 1992)
  The Most Beautiful Mountain, 1969
  pen, ink and wash on paper
  56.5 x 51.5 cm
  signed and inscribed lower left: (Brett W. (money)) / + the most beautiful mountain / on the globe earth green / slithering wet / impenetrable / like truth!
• Provenance:
  Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney; Private collection, Canberra, acquired from the above in 1978; Savill Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso) ; Patricia Valsinger, Sydney; Thence by descent; Private collection, Melbourne
• Exhibited:
  "Contemporary Australian Drawing", Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, then touring to Brisbane and Sydney, 1978, cat. 93 (illus.) ; "Brett Whiteley: Art & Life", Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 September – 19 November 1995, touring exhibition to Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart, until 17 November 1996
• References:
  Pearce, B., et al., "Brett Whiteley, Art & Life, 1939 - 1992", Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1995, cat. 23, pp. 33 (illus.), 224
• Estimate:
  A$25,000 - 35,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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