Brett Whiteley
(1939 - 1992)
PLATYPUS, TARONGA ZOO, 1978
charcoal on paper
75.5 x 52.0 cm
signed, dated and inscribed lower right: 2/nov/78 / brett Whiteley / Taronga Zoo artist's stamp lower right
Estimate:
$25,000 - $35,000
Sold:
$37,820 (inc. BP)
© courtesy of Wendy Whiteley
lot details
Brett Whiteley (1939 - 1992)
PLATYPUS, TARONGA ZOO, 1978
charcoal on paper
75.5 x 52.0 cm
signed, dated and inscribed lower right: 2/nov/78 / brett Whiteley / Taronga Zoo artist's stamp lower right
Provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (cat. AG 3713)
Company collection
Pro Hart collection, Broken Hill
Thence by descent
Private collection, Broken Hill
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 9 May 2007, lot 199
Company collection, Sydney
Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2007
Deutscher and Hackett gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Kathie Sutherland in cataloguing this work.