John Brack
(1920 - 1999)
John Brack Nudes: Fifteen Original Lithographs, 1981 – 82
book of lithographs in linen-covered box
46.5 x 33.5 cm
signed and editioned in back pages: 67 / John Brack
Lyre Bird Press, Melbourne, 1982
Estimate:
$3,000 - $5,000
Sold:
$4,295 (inc. BP)
© courtesy of Helen Brack
lot details
Lyre Bird Press, Melbourne, 1982
Private collection, Melbourne, a gift from the artist c.1995
Exhibited
John Brack Drawings and Lithographs, Realities Gallery, Melbourne, 30 November – 18 December 1982 (another example)
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, opened 3 December 1982 (another example)
Literature
Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, vol. 2, cat. p31 – p45, p. 77 – 78
Miller, R., ‘Nude: Theme and Variations’, Herald, Melbourne, 2 December 1982
Holloway, M., ‘Critics Choice’, The Age, Melbourne, 11 December 1982
Prerauer, M., ‘Model victims of an alien and despised environment’, Weekend Australian, Sydney, 2 April 1983, p. 10
Lindsay, R., John Brack Retrospective exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987, p. 134
Related Works
Other editions of this book are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, National Library of Australia, Canberra, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, RMIT University, Melbourne and Monash University, Melbourne