Signed and dated ‘Brett Whiteley 1985’ lower right
Provenance: Private collection United Kingdom 

Untitled (Nude), 1985 is a magnificent work which celebrates the three of the most important elements in his body of work; Wendy Whiteley, the sensual curve and the female form. 

The nude is one of the most important and most celebrated subjects in Brett Whiteley’s body of work. 'From the mid sixties, nudes, principally inspired by his wife (Wendy), appeared consistently in Whiteley’s work for the next three decades… culminating in an exhibition dedicated to the subject in 1981.' Whiteley’s nudes are sensual and often erotic celebrations of the feminine form and are among the most iconic images of his extraordinary body of work. 

Reference: B. Pearce, Brett Whiteley: Art and Life, Thames and Hudson, Sydney, 1995, refer plate 52.