Brett Whiteley created this work in Paris in 1989. It was his second visit to the city and resulted in his celebrated Paris series of gouaches and drawings. Here is a quote from Whiteley relating to this period of his work; "I first went to Paris at age 20, but was so obsessed with modernism and abstraction to paint it. Now with fresh eyes, I could respond figuratively and lyrically to the one …

Provenance

Australian Galleries, Melbourne label attached verso (no.9451) The collection of Arkie Whiteley The Estate of the late Christopher Kuhn, Canada

Literature

Whiteley, B., Paris 'Regard de Cote, Australian Galleries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1990, pl.52 (illus.) Kathie Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonne, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol. 4, cat. 131.89, p. 469