James Gleeson - Eva Breuer Art Dealer

James Gleeson (1915-2008)

James Gleeson was Australia's best known and most important Surrealist. He had been painting and exhibiting consistently from the 1930s until 2008. He played a significant role in the Australian art scene, not only as a painter and poet, but as a critic, writer and curator. Gleeson combined skillful draughtsmanship with a great facility in handling paint. Delving into the subconscious, Gleeson used 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.

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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James Gleeson
Composition c.1938
oil on canvas board
49.5 x 39.5cm
no.1703
AUD$18,500

James Gleeson
Captives in a Threatening Landscape I 1944
oil on canvas
61.6 x 49.7cm
no.3157

James Gleeson
Captives in a Threatening Landscape II 1944
oil on canvas on board
61.5 x 49.8cm
no.3158

James Gleeson
Pheidippides 1967
Oil on canvas board
29 x 39.1cm
no.2575

James Gleeson
Figure in Psychoscape
oil on board
14.5 x 11 cm
no.11271
AUD$10,500

James Gleeson
The Mirror 1976
Mixed media and collage on paper
26.5 x 24cm
no.7083
AUD$7,700

James Gleeson
The Activist 1976
Mixed media on paper
26.7 x 23.9cm
no.2352
AUD$7,700

James Gleeson
Sketch for Totems in Arcadia 1979
Charcoal and wash on paper
41 x 29.5cm
no.7189
AUD$7,700

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
Landscape with Anthropomorphic Ambitions 1985
oil on canvas
171.8 x 229cm
no.1760

James Gleeson
Study for 'Landscape with Anthropomorphic Ambitions' 1984
Charcoal on paper
56.2 x 76cm
no.2382
AUD$12,000

James Gleeson
Approaching a Diguised Iceberg 1985
oil on canvas
189 x 141cm
no.1769

James Gleeson
Evening Ceremonies 1986
oil on canvas
175.5 x 265.7cm
no.1336

James Gleeson
Study for 'Evening Ceremonies'
Charcoal on paper
29.5 x 45.2cm
no.10071
AUD$10,000

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

James Gleeson
Study for the Fall of the Day 1989
Charcoal and collage on paper
38 x 51 cm
no.10791
AUD$10,000

James Gleeson
Aubade for a Summer Solstice 1989
oil on linen
178 x 152cm
no.2354

James Gleeson
Study for Aubade for a Summer Solstice 1988
Charcoal and collage on paper
56 x 48 cm
no.10790
AUD$10,000

James Gleeson
Wind Grids 1989
oil on canvas
170 x 229cm
no.3559

James Gleeson
The Monuments 1990
oil on linen
155.7 x 241 cm
no.2355

James Gleeson
Study for The Monuments 1989
Charcoal on paper
30.5 x 46 cm
no.10792
AUD$10,000

James Gleeson
Surreal Landscape with Figures c.1943
oil on canvas board
39.6 x 48.6cm
no.2110
SOLD

James Gleeson
The Betrothal of Two Classic Edefices c.1941-43
oil on canvas board
50 x 40cm
no.11413
SOLD

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

James Gleeson
Invented Memories of Tomorrow 1987
oil on canvas
181.5 x 273.1
no.1778
SOLD

James Gleeson
Orion 1964
oil on board
10.6 x 14.4cm
no.2808
SOLD

James Gleeson
Untitled (Two Figures in Psychoscape) c.1965
oil on board
19 x 14.5cm
no.11139
SOLD

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
Untitled (Figure in Psychoscape) c.1975
Oil on board
21 x 15cm
no.7211
SOLD

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

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

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