Michael Johnson (born 1938)

ITALIAN PINK (ALSO KNOWN AS SPANISH VISITOR), 1988

oil on canvas

244.0 x 212.5 cm

signed, dated and inscribed with title on stretcher bar verso: “SPANISH VISITOR” JOHNSON 1988 Michael Johnson

Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso)
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 2 October 1994, lot 249
Company collection, Melbourne
Artemis Auctions, Melbourne, 4 August 2009, lot 306
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Melbourne, 22 November 2018, lot 55
Private collection,

This work is located in our Sydney Gallery

This work is in excellent, stable and near original condition.
Some areas of dust have accumulated on the upper edges of a few of the bands of horizontal impasto oil paint.
This is typical on Johnson works and is difficult to discern and not visually distracting.
These areas of dust could be corrected with a light clean if required.
Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of past restoration.