BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)
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BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)

Magnolia and Blue and White Ching Vase

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BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)
Magnolia and Blue and White Ching Vase
signed and inscribed 'magnolia and blue and white ching vase brett whiteley' (lower right); dated '3/3/82' (lower left); with studio stamp (upper and lower right); dated and titled 'Magnolia and blue and white Ching Vase 1982' on gallery label (on the reverse)
ink
128.5 x 120 cm
Provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Acquired from the by the present owner in 1986
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Lot Essay

The inscription by the artist reads: "Very tempted to draw a window behind magnolia with view to the south end of Coogee. But have decided to keep it simple and let this piece of pencil writing cause the picture plane disturbance I wanted instead. The same with a lot of Leonardo da Vinci drawings, the written script introduces a forma grid that works as form, apart from any information it carries."

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