Brett Whiteley
(1939 - 1992)
Self portrait at 36, comedown, 1975
Verso: Seed pods and the tide coming in
brush and ink on torn reassembled paper
78.0 x 59.5 cm
signed lower right: brett whiteley
inscribed with title lower left: Self portrait at (36) comedown
bears artist’s stamp lower right
signed, stamped and inscribed with title verso: ‘seed pods and the tide coming in’
Estimate:
$12,000 - $18,000
Sold:
$34,364 (inc. BP)
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency 2023
lot details
brush and ink on torn reassembled paper
inscribed with title lower left: Self portrait at (36) comedown
bears artist’s stamp lower right
signed, stamped and inscribed with title verso: ‘seed pods and the tide coming in’
Janet and Graeme Webb, New South Wales, acquired directly from the artist in 1975
Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, 5 April 2020, lot 185
Private collection, Sydney
The estate of the above
Literature
Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, cat. 10.75, vol. 7, pp.316-317
Related Works
Self-portrait at 36, 1975, charcoal and wash on white paper, 82.5 x 57.1 cm, Whiteley Estate (cat. 7.75, BWS552)
Self-portrait at 36 – Comedown, 1975, brush and brown ink on paper, 118.6 x 78.9 cm, Whiteley Estate (cat. 9.75, BWS553)
Condition: This work is in good, stable and near original condition.
At the time the work was created the artist deliberately tore the paper sheet, before gifting the work to the original owners.
The owners had the paper sheet reassembled and laid onto card.
Sydney conservators, David Stein & Co., recently removed the card backing and reassembled the work using archival tissue. Once the sheet was removed from its backing, the image verso was revealed.
The work verso is signed, stamped and inscribed with title; Seed Pods and The Tide Coming In.
The work is currently unframed.