James Gleeson - Eva Breuer Art Dealer

James Gleeson (1915-2008)

A SURVEY PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER 1930S - 1990S

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
Study for Aubade for a Summer Solstice 1988
Charcoal and collage on paper
56 x 48 cm
no.10790

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

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

James Gleeson
Vortex c.1996
oil on paper
38 x 26.5cm
no.10361

James Gleeson
The Birth of Dada and Surrealism 1978
charcoal and collage on paper
71 x 50.5cm
no.10397

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

James Gleeson
Study for 'The Sacrifice' 1984
Charcoal and collage on paper
56.5 x 76cm
no.2381

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

James Gleeson
Study for 'The Armourer' 1985
Charcoal on paper
37.7 x 50.2cm
no.1664

James Gleeson
Study for 'Night Emblems' 1986
Charcoal and collage on paper
37.5 x 50.5cm
no.2376

James Gleeson
Study for 'The Island' 1986
Charcoal and collage on paper
45.5 x 60.8cm
no.1153
SOLD

James Gleeson
Study for 'The Keeper of Used Shadows' 1986
Charcoal and collage on paper
30.5 x 46cm
no.2374

James Gleeson
Study for 'Thermapylae Transformed' 1986
Charcoal and collage on paper
30.5 x 46.5cm
Signed, dated 'Gleeson 11.10.86' lower right
no.2375

James Gleeson
Study for 'An Unauthorised Storm at Portheadland' 1991
Charcoal and collage on paper
55.3 x 47.8cm
no.1152

James Gleeson
Study for 'After The Rain' 1996
Charcoal and collage on paper
37.7 x 50.7cm
no.2378

James Gleeson
Study for 'Looking Out to Sea' 1996
Charcoal and collage on paper
30.2 x 45.8cm
no.2373

James Gleeson
Study for 'The Storm' 1998
Charcoal and collage on paper
50.7 x 37.6cm
no.2379

James Gleeson
Comet I
Lithograph 43/50
25.5 x 20 cm
SOLD

James Gleeson (1915-2008)

A SURVEY PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER 1930S - 1990S

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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