Born in Ingham, Queensland, Australian painter, tapestry designer and printmaker John Coburn, developed a distinctively abstract visual language. Emboldened by his European experience and successful solo exhibitions in Paris and New York, Coburn’s practice reveals a combined confluence of Western European culture and religion, as well as referencing Aboriginal spirituality and nature. Coburn w…

Provenance

Solander Gallery, Canberra; Private Collection, NSW; Shapiro Auctioneers, Australian and International Art, Sydney, 20 Nov 2023, Lot 2; Private collection, Sydney

Exhibitions

John Coburn, Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 20th September - 16th October, 1993 Cat. No. 10