Brett Whiteley

Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)

An inspired and innovative genius, Brett Whiteley harbored a prodigious talent from which were borne some of the most iconic images of twentieth century Australian art. Whiteley's rocket-like projection to stardom gained its explosive force from Bryan Robertson's inclusion of the young artist's work in his now legendary exhibition, 'Recent Australian Painting' at London's Whitechapel Gallery in 1961. Whiteley had arrived in London in 1960 following a sojourn in Italy on an Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales and joined the high profile group of older expatriate Australian artists including Boyd and Nolan who had been wowing London collectors since the early 1950's. The response to Whiteley's startlingly sophisticated canvases was enormous with the Tate Gallery and its associated Contemporary Art Society purchasing both works available for sale; Red Painting and White Painting, making the 22 year old Whiteley the youngest artist ever to be acquired by the gallery. As Bryan Robertson explains Whiteley's 'arrival on the european scene in 1961 was dazzling; never had youthful  precocity seemed so disconcertingly substantial, deep and alert in its light its texture its fabric its spirituality" 1. The Whitechapel show catapulted both the artist and his art into the spotlight and set Whiteley on a trajectory which would see him gain almost cult-like status in Australia in the 1970's and ultimately establish him as one of the most important figures in Australian art History.  

Whiteley's body of work encompasses a wide range of media and subjects including landscapes, interiors and still lifes, figure paintings, nudes and animals. His versatility astonished the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trustees in 1978 when he became the first and only artist to win all three of the Art Gallery of New South Wales's prestigious painting prizes; the Archibald (portraiture), the Wynne (landscape) and the Sulman (subject/genre). Within his broad output which incorporates painting, drawing, prints and sculpture, there are recurring motifs of which the bird and the female nude are among the most important. (more)

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Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II

Brett Whiteley
Shui (water wader) c.1979
Oil on board with mixed media
105 x 82cm
no.8780

Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II

Brett Whiteley
Untitled (Bird) 1978
Oil on board with mixed media
82 x 85.5cm
no.8781

Brett Whiteley - Seagull over Lavender Bay
Brett Whiteley
Seagull Over Lavender Bay 1979
Oil and mixed media on board
88 x 82cm
NFS
Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II
Brett Whiteley
Towards Sculpture 3 1977
Lithograph 32/50
90 x 63cm (plate size)
Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II
Brett Whiteley
Towards Sculpture 8 1977
Lithograph 32/50
87 x 62 cm (plate size)
Brett Whiteley - Woman Under the Shower
Brett Whiteley
Woman under the Shower 1976
Etching 29/100
40 x 48cm
no.6372
AUD$20,500
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Mother & Child 1977
Etching 32/60
60.5 x 45cm (plate size)
no.7059
AUD$18,500

Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Towards Sculpture 4 1977
Lithograph 43/50
90 x 63cm (sheet size)
no.11215
Reduced to AUD$18,000

Brett Whiteley - Seagull
Brett Whiteley
Seagull 1984
sugarlift aquatint 23/30
76 x 56 cm
no.11285
AUD$15,000
Brett Whiteley - Startled Owl
Brett Whiteley
Startled Owl 1984
etching 15/30
50 x 49cm
no.11282
AUD$15,000

Brett Whiteley - Startled Owl
Brett Whiteley
Baboon II 1977
sugarlift aquatint and drypoint; 2 plates 44/60
50 x 49cm
no.11284
AUD$15,000

Brett Whiteley - Young Baboon
Brett Whiteley
Young Baboon 1977
Sugarlift Aquatint A/P
50 x 49.5cm
no.11283
AUD$15,000

Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Magpie 1977
Sugarlift aquatint 20/60
50.5 x 50cm (plate size)
75 x 52.5cm (sheet size)
no.7812
SOLD
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
The Luxembourg Gardens (glimpse) 1989
Pen and Ink on Paper
55.5 x 75 cm(sheet size)
Detail shown above
no.11042
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Flowers on the Table
Brett Whiteley
Towards Sculpture 7 1977
Lithograph 41/50
82.7 x 60.9 cm
no.11214
SOLD

Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
View of the Garden 1977
Lithograph
67.5 x 57.5cm(sheet size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Flowers on the Table
Brett Whiteley
Flowers on the Table 1977
Lithograph
76.5 x 57.5 cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Flowers on the Table
Brett Whiteley
Moreton Bay Fig 1979
Etching
60 x 49.5 cm (plate size)
80 x 60.5 cm (paper size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Flowers on the Table
Brett Whiteley
Towards Sculpture 5 1977
Lithograph 27/50
82.6 x 55.8 cm
no.9458
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II
Brett Whiteley
Palm Tree II, 1975
Screenprint 12/50
plate size 81.5 x 60cm
sheet size 102 x 76cm
no.5754

SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II
Brett Whiteley
Untitled (Nude) 1985
Charcoal ink and wash on paper
175 x 150 cm (paper size)

SOLD
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Bird on a Branch 1977
Sugarlift Aquatint 1/60
43 x 75cm (plate size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Sydney Harbour Bridge 1977
Etching 43/60
60 x 44.5cm (image size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Blue Nude 8
Ink on paper
24 x 33cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - The Robin and the Moon
Brett Whiteley
The Robin and the Moon 1981
Oil on canvas
87 x 87 cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Monkey 1979
etching 40/50
24.5 x 20cm (plate size)
from the limited edition book ZOO (edition of 40)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree II

Brett Whiteley
Platypus c.1970
Charcoal and mixed media on paper
74.5 x 54cm
no.4174a

SOLD

Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Hyena 1965
colour screenprint 47/70
76 x 60cm (plate size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Swinging Monkey II
Brett Whiteley
Swinging Monkey II 1965
colour screenprint 17/70
76.5 x 54.5cm (plate size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Swinging Monkey 3
Brett Whiteley
Swinging Monkey 3 1965
colour screenprint
76 x 56 cm (plate size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley -  The Willow
Brett Whiteley
The Willow 1988
Screenprint 75/75
52 x 60 cm (plate size)
no.4323

SOLD
Brett Whiteley
Brett Whiteley
Lipstick 1981
Coloured Lithograph printed in 3 colours with collage & nailpolish ed.33/50
107 x 75.5cm (paper size)
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Upside Down Avocado Tree
Brett Whiteley
Upside Down Avocado Tree 23/3/76
Brush and ink on paper
75 x 101 cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - When you look at daisies...
Brett Whiteley
When you look at daisies you look at a daisy,1975
Mixed media on paper
58.5 x 44.5cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - The Arrival
Brett Whiteley
The Arrival 1988
Offset Lithograph 106/150
70.5 x 88cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Back View
Brett Whiteley
Back View 1976
etching 55/60

60 x 44.5cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - The Moreton Bay Fig
Brett Whiteley
The Moreton Bay Fig 1979
Etching 40/75
60.5 x 50cm
SOLD
Brett Whiteley - Palm Tree III
Brett Whiteley
Palm Tree III 1975
silkscreen 48/50
82 x 80cm
SOLD