John Brack
(1920 - 1999)
STUDY FOR ‘THE MERTZ NUDE’, 1965
conté on paper
48.5 x 65.0 cm
76.0 x 91.5 cm (frame)
signed and dated lower left: John Brack 65
Estimate:
$20,000 - $30,000
Sold:
$17,182 (inc. BP)
© courtesy of Helen Brack
lot details
76.0 x 91.5 cm (frame)
Laurence Course, Melbourne, a gift from the artist
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne
Related Works
The Mertz Nude, 1965, oil on canvas, 96.3 x 129.4 cm, commissioned by the Mertz Collection of Australian Art, illus. in Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, vol. II, cat. o150, pp. 21 and 132
This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Condition:
This work is in excellent, stable and original condition.
The paper sheet undulates slightly across the surface which is consistent with the nature of the work not being laid down.
This work has not been inspected out of its frame.
This work is housed within an off white mount and natural timber frame.