James Gleeson (1915-2008)

James Gleeson is Australia's best known and most important Surrealist. He has been painting and exhibiting consistently from the 1930s to the present. He has played a significant role in the Australian art scene, not only as a painter and poet, but as a critic, writer and curator. Gleeson combines skillful draughtsmanship with a great facility in handling paint. Delving into the subconscious, Gleeson uses literary, mythological or religious subject matter to allow the viewer glimpses of extraordinary beauty. Regardless of their scale, the resulting paintings convey a sumptuous monumentality.

Gleeson is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries, most regional galleries, university collections, Artbank, and many corporate and private collections.

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Page 2 Exhibition 2003: Paintings from 1930s to 1970s
Page 3 Exhibition 2003: Paintings from 1980s to 1990s
Page 4 Works on paper
Page 5 Biography

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James Gleeson
Untitled (Figure in Psychoscape) c.1965
oil on board
12 x 9.5cm
no.10402
AUD $8,800

James Gleeson
Untitled (figure in psychoscape)
oil on board
15 x 12.5cm
no.10118
SOLD

James Gleeson
Theseus 5: Theseus and Ariadne c.1965
oil on canvas on board
15 x 11.3cm
no.2743
SOLD

James Gleeson
Untitled (Figure in Psychoscape) c.1975
oil on board
29 x 24cm
no.10403
SOLD

James Gleeson
Death of Hyacinthus c.1975
Oil on board
11 x 14.8cm
no.5904
SOLD

James Gleeson
Serious Cove 1984
oil on canvas
60 x 90.5cm (sight size)
no.8015

James Gleeson
Danae 1984
oil on linen
135.5 x 89.5cm
no.2349

James Gleeson
L'Apres Midi de Saturn 1985
oil on canvas
151 x 203cm
no.1338

James Gleeson
Study for 'Landscape with Anthropomorphic Ambitions' 1984
Charcoal on paper
56.2 x 76cm
no.2382

James Gleeson
Study for 'Evening Ceremonies'
Charcoal on paper
29.5 x 45.2cm

James Gleeson
The Fall of Day 1989
oil on linen
172 x 230cm
no.2356

James Gleeson
Bocklin’s Isle as a Contained Mirage c.1989
Oil on camvas
172 x 229cm
no.1759a
SOLD

James Gleeson
Study for The Monuments 1989
Charcoal on paper
30.5 x 46 cm
no.10792

James Gleeson (b.1915)

Page 1 Paintings
Page 2 Exhibition 2003: Paintings from 1930s to 1970s
Page 3 Exhibition 2003: Paintings from 1980s to 1990s
Page 4 Works on paper
Page 5 Biography

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