The purpose of drawing is to make freshness permanent to trigger astonishment." Brett Whiteley ,1985 This serene work by Whiteley was created in the early 1980s. The tonality and layering of the inks demonstrate aptly the artist’s growing interest in calligraphic brush stroke techniques. Whiteley was fascinated with both eastern philosophies and painting techniques during this period of his oe…

Provenance

Estate of the artist, Sydney; Frannie Hopkirk, New South Wales, the artist's sister; Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1997; Deutscher and Hackett, Australian + International Fine Art and Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 30 November 2016, lot no. 81; Private collection, Sydney

Literature

Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonne, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol. 7, cat. 204.78; vol. 3, p. 535