John Coburn

John Coburn (1925-2006)
Paintings, Works on Paper and Graphics 1959-2003
Opening Wednesday October 15 2008 6-8pm

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John Coburn’s passing in 2006 marked the end of an astonishing career spanning six decades at the forefront of Australian abstract painting. Coburn’s paintings, works on paper, tapestries and graphics are among the most recognisable in Australian art. Perhaps best known for the tapestries Curtain of the Sun and Curtain of the Moon which he designed for the Sydney Opera House in 1970, his genius has received national and international recognition. Coburn is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries, many regional galleries in addition to many other public collections throughout Australia and overseas including Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, the John F Kennedy Centre, Washington, and the Vatican Museum, Rome.

Page 1 2008 John Coburn Paintings 1959-2003
Page 2 2008 John Coburn Works on paper
Page 3 2008 John Coburn Graphics
Page 4 Works on paper part 1
Page 5 Works on paper part 2
Page 6 Works on paper part 3
Page 7 Paintings part 2

Page 8 Paintings part 3
Page 9 Graphics part 1
Page 10 Graphics part 2
Page 11 Exhibition 2005: Survey of Paintings, Works on Paper and Graphics 1957-2004
Page 12 John Coburn's biography
Page 13 John Coburn main page


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John Coburn
The 1st Day: The Spirit of God brooded over the waters
Silkscreen 8/50
70 x 52 cm (image)
75.5 x 56.5cm (sheet)
no.5178
cat no.43
John Coburn

John Coburn
The 2nd Day:And God
separated the light from the dark
Silkscreen 8/50
52 x 70 cm (image)
56.5 x 75.5cm (sheet)

no.5179
cat no.44

John Coburn

John Coburn
The 3rd Day: God created the earth
Silkscreen 8/50
52 x 70 cm (image)
56.5 x 75.5cm (sheet)
no.5180

cat no.45

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John Coburn
The 4th Day: God created the vault of the sky and he made the sun and the moon and the stars to shed their light on the earth
Silkscreen 38/50
70 x 52 cm (image)
75.5 x 56.5cm (sheet)
no.8787
cat no.46

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John Coburn
The 6th Day: God created man
Silkscreen 38/50
52 x 70 cm (image)
56.5 x 75.5cm (sheet)
no.8789

cat no.47
John Coburn
John Coburn
The 7th Day: God rested
Silkscreen 38/50
70 x 52 cm (image)
75.5 x 56.5cm (sheet)

no.8790
cat no.48
John Coburn
John Coburn
Resurrection 1988
Screenprint 16/99 (13 colours)
47.9 x 71.7cm (image size)
55 x 75cm (sheet size)
no.6514

cat no.49
John Coburn
John Coburn
Death and Transfiguration 1988
Screenprint 16/99 (11 colours)
48 x 71.2cm (image size)
54.9 x 74.5cm (sheet size)
no.6512

cat no.50
John Coburn

John Coburn
Hozanna 1988
Screenprint 16/99 (11 colours)
54.8 x 48cm (image size)
74.9 x 55cm (sheet size)
no.6508
cat no.51


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John Coburn
Curtain of the Sun
Sydney Opera House 1983
Silkscreen print
41.9 x 67.9cm (image size)
56.8 x 76.4cm (sheet size)
no.9741
cat no.52
SOLD
John Coburn
John Coburn
Sun and Sydney Opera House 1993
Silkscreen print A/P (9 colours)
66.8 x 50cm (image size)
76.2 x 56cm (sheet size)
no.6777

cat no.53
John Coburn
John Coburn
Summer 2004
Linocut 20/30
21.5 x 22.5cm (plate size)
42 x 38.5cm (sheet size)

no.7550
cat no.54
John Coburn
John Coburn
Moon in the Garden 2004
Linocut 22/30
21.5 x 22.5cm (plate size)
42 x 38.5cm (sheet size)

no.7548
cat no.55
John Coburn

John Coburn
Desert Totems 1994
Silkscreen print 83/99 (7 colours) 10 artist’s Proofs
36.5 x 31.8cm (image size)
55.6 x 37.8cm (sheet size)
no. 6775

cat no.56

John Coburn
John Coburn
Desert Landscape 1994
Silkscreen print 96/99 (6 colours) 10 artist’s proofs
37 x 32cm (image size) 55.6 x 37.6cm (sheet size)
no.6774

cat no.57
John Coburn
John Coburn
Golden Phoenix 1980
Silkscreen print 28/40
(8 colours)
10 artist’s proofs
58 x 48cm (image size)
76.4 x 56.7cm (sheet size)
no.7535

cat no.58

SOLD
John Coburn
John Coburn
Silver Phoenix 1980
Silkscreen print A/P (8 colours) 10 artist’s proofs
68 x 48cm (image size)
76.6 x 56.7cm (sheet size)
no.6780

cat no.59
SOLD
John Coburn
John Coburn
Sentinel 1987
Silkscreen print
(4 colours)
90 x 59.9cm (image size)
101.8 x 66.3cm (sheet size)

cat no.60

John Coburn
John Coburn
Sacred Site 1987
Silkscreen print (7 colours)
56.1 x 90.9cm (image size)
66.4 x 101.8cm (sheet size)

cat no.61
SOLD
John Coburn
John Coburn
Desert Ceremony 1998
Lithograph A/P (3 colours)
13.1 x 16cm (image size)
no.6769

cat no.62
John Coburn
John Coburn
The Sunlit Plains 2003
Etching 1/30
32.5 x 34.5cm (plate size)
no.6496
John Coburn
John Coburn
Field 1998
Lithograph A/P (3 colours)
13 x 16cm (image size)
no. 6768

cat no.64
John Coburn
John Coburn
Rare Bird 1987
Silkscreen print 93/100 (6 colours)
48 x 69.5cm (image size)
54.9 x 74.9cm (sheet size)
no.7724

cat no.65
John Coburn
 
Page 1 2008 John Coburn Paintings 1959-2003
Page 2 2008 John Coburn Works on paper
Page 3 2008 John Coburn Graphics
Page 4 Works on paper part 1
Page 5 Works on paper part 2
Page 6 Works on paper part 3
Page 7 Paintings part 2

Page 8 Paintings part 3
Page 9 Graphics part 1
Page 10 Graphics part 2
Page 11 Exhibition 2005: Survey of Paintings, Works on Paper and Graphics 1957-2004
Page 12 John Coburn's biography
Page 13 John Coburn main page

 

 

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