Find Lots

• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  20 Nov 2019 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  65
• Lot Description:
  Brett Whiteley
  (1939-1992)
  Spooked by Egypt 1984
  pencil, texta, wash, and collage on paper; frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney
  70 x 50.2 cm
  signed, dated and inscribed 'B/W [monogram] / 'Spooked by Egypt.'/ Cats really are'/ infinitely more difficult to / draw than doges as they are 'so / supple. Such mallable [sic.] form. brett whiteley 84' lower right
• Provenance:
  Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney (label verso); Private Collection; Australian & International Paintings, Lawsons, Sydney, 25 July 2000, lot 89, illustrated; Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso); Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above
• Exhibited:
  Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, August 1987
• References:
  Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné [in press], Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2019, cat. no. 87.84 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$25,000 - 35,000
• Realised Price:
  *****
  

  Can't see the realised price? Upgrade your subscription now!

• Category:
  Art

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.