James Gleeson
(1915 - 2008)
An event in the islands, 1996
oil on canvas
134.0 x 200.0 cm
137.0 x 203.0 cm (frame)
signed and dated lower right: Gleeson ‘96
signed, dated and inscribed with title on stretcher bar verso: “AN EVENT IN THE ISLANDS” / ‘96 James Gleeson
Estimate:
$25,000 - $35,000
Sold:
$29,455 (inc. BP)
© Gleeson/O’Keefe Foundation
lot details
137.0 x 203.0 cm (frame)
signed, dated and inscribed with title on stretcher bar verso: “AN EVENT IN THE ISLANDS” / ‘96 James Gleeson
Watters Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, acquired from the above in 1999
Related Works
Study for ‘An event in the Islands’, 1996, charcoal, collage on white wove paper, 30.6 x 46.0 cm, in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Condition: This work is in excellent, stable and original condition.
Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of past restoration.
The work is housed in its original gold timber frame.
The work is accompanied by its original cardboard travel box.