Brent Harris (born 1956)

He takes the cross, 1989

from 'The Stations' series

aquatint on paper

30.0 x 14.0 cm (image)
56.0 x 37.0 cm (sheet)
65.5 x 46.0 cm (frame)

edition: artist proof aside from an edition of 14
signed, dated and numbered below image

The Estate of Felicity St John Moore, Melbourne, a gift from the artist

The Stations, Michael Wardell Gallery, Melbourne, 26 August – 17 September 1989 (another example)
Brent Harris: The Face, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 April – 13 June 2004, cat. 1 (another example, illus. in exhibition catalogue)
Brent Harris, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 10 March – 12 August 2012 (another example)
Brent Harris: The Other Side, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealand, 6 May – 17 September 2023 (another example)
Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 6 July – 20 October 2023; TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria, 2 December 2023 – 11 March 2024 (another example)

Grant, K., and Leahy, C., On paper: Australian prints and drawings in the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2003, p. 90 (illus., another example)
Edgar, R., ‘His childhood was crushed in an instant, but art offered a way back’, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 27 November 2023 (illus., another example)

Other examples of this print are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, New Zealand