A large Lavender Bay picture by Brett Whiteley broke the auction record for an Australian painting on Thursday when it sold for $6,136,000. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. The indefatigable artist has been the subject of exhibitions at the worlds most prestigious institutions, from the Museum of Modern Art and Centre Pompidou to the Stedelijk Museum and Tate Modern. These Brett Whiteley fine art prints titled Grey Harbour 1978, 15 great dog pisses of Paris 1989, Lavender bay in the rain 1981 are made on 100% cotton fibre mould made water colour paper in either 256 or 300gsm stock paper with a pH neutral acid and is lignin free. Brett Whiteleys painting Henris Armchair, from his Lavender Bay series, has sold at auction for $6.136m. The interiors and the setting/views are the subject of many of Whiteley's Lavender Bay works. It was built during 1905 by Henry Green. omen are a gender. Brett Whiteley Lavender Bay in the Rain, 1987 4 colour screen print 39 3/5 29 3/10 in | 100.5 74.5 cm Edition 45/75 Part of a limited edition set Contact for price Contact Gallery Nanda\Hobbs Sydney Get notifications for similar works Create Alert Want to sell a work by this artist? Important Info. The white washed sitting room has panoramic views of Sydney Harbour with views of Lavender Bay Jetty and the surrounding bay. Email: info@justinmiller.art, Tuesday Friday: 10am 5pm Wendy Whiteley's garden on railway land has associational and social significance at the state level as a memorial place because the ashes of Brett Whiteley and Arkie Whiteley (their daughter) are buried there. "[5][1], Brett Whiteley was born in Sydney in 1939 and grew up at Longueville a harbour-side suburb in North Sydney. Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day, Art Gallery of NSW Shop thousands of Brett Whiteley Lavender Bay tote bags designed and sold by independent artists. Sometimes the Harbour Bridge appears, or the Opera House or there are glimpses of built environment across Milson's Point or, rarely even Harry Seidler's Blues Point tower. 1 McGrath, Sandra. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 23 March 2018. 0413 007 054 about "Lavender bay in the rain 1981" by BRETT WHITELEY. Later he bought the top level and combined his living and studio spaces. [1][5], In 1974 the Whiteleys purchased the whole property and worked with architect Tony Edye who helped return the building to a single dwelling making the most of the views and providing a studio space. Brett Whiteley, (born April 7, 1939, Sydney, Australiadied c. June 15, 1992, near Wollongong, New South Wales), Australian painter who was admired for the sensuous power of his paintings and his superb draftsmanship. Subscribe to one of our plans to get the best price over 12 months. Inspired principally by Matisse, but also by his house at Lavender Bay on Sydney Harbour's north shore, he created a series of large scale paintings of expansive interiors and views evoking the marine beauty of the harbour. Name one comparable Australian art superstar whos a woman, who has scaled the heights of Whiteley, Nolan and Boyd, who has been eulogised so breathlessly and entered the mythical art lexicon as emphatically. The Christensen Fund, Perth (Stock Number CC/05437/AUSG) (label attached verso); Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne, Estate of the artist, Sydney. Phone 7 days, 9 am to 9 pm, 0413 007 054, Terms |Links | Email Rolf on rolf@etchinghouse.com.au During 1979 he won a number of national prizes and settled at lavender Bay, Sydney. The stability of home ownership and the freedom from rent payments allowed Kingston to become an artist, Fairlie says. A/P. He was sent to boarding school at the Scots School in Bathurst and was awarded first prize in the Young Painters' section of the Bathurst Show. [1] He held many exhibitions, and lived and painted in Australia as well as Italy, England, Fiji and the United States. Brett Whiteley The American Dream 1969 Print Triptych AU $285.28 Was: AU $407.55 Free postage or Best Offer BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992) RARE Original limited edition lithograph London 1965 AU $12,500.00 Local pickup or Best Offer Brett Whiteley Style Nude Ink Drawing Chinese Japanese Australian Sydney Woman AU $385.00 or Best Offer The house is separated from the harbour by railway sidings and a brick viaduct, parkland, foreshore reserve and a garden created by Wendy Whiteley on unused railway land from 1992. The house and setting and the views from the house are demonstrative of the inspiration it provided for the creative genius of Brett Whiteley.[1]. "They used to empty everything into it and it stank! Then please print, fill out and fax or email it back to the contacts on the form. But there is something else at play in Bogles documentary: I fear that it inadvertently speaks to the ongoing gender heist in Australian art. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Brett Whiteley, AO was an Australian artist. The idyllic bay provided both inspiration and a haven for a bohemian counter-culture to thrive in a socially and politically turbulent time. View sold price and similar items: BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992) LAVENDER BAY IN THE RAIN 1981, DIGITAL GICLEE PRINT, EDITION: 1/250. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. The house is one of a group of five Federation-style houses built on a triangular shaped allotment created by the formation of Walker Street, Lavender Street and foreshore land proclaimed as a public recreational bathing reserve in 1868. Architectural details and spaces of the house feature in many of his works as do features of the outdoors, including his Archibald Prize winning work "Self portrait in the studio" 1976, Sir John Sulman Prize winning work "Interior with time past" 1976 and Wynne Prize for "The jacaranda tree" (On Sydney Harbour) 1977. Brett Whiteleys ceramics are among his rarest and most delicately lyrical works of art. 77 x 79 cm : Spring at Oberon Sept 1979. Now with fresh eyes, I could respond figuratively and lyrically to the one ravishing subject Paris and her cultural heroes. In 1960 an Italian scholarship took him to London where his great natural talent for drawing, his lack of inhibitions and taste for exotic influences made the 21 year old painter an exciting prospect for London dealers. Its significant that as one of the few documentaries and films about Australian art to get theatrical distribution, Whiteley animates the Big Man Art Genius myth perfectly: Brett was an addict, a painter working intuitively from the messy material of his life, massively commercially successful but always perilously close to destitution. Directed by James Bogle, the films conceit is to use the seminal Australian artists own letters to tell his story, arcing from his comfy suburban childhood to death from heroin in a lonely Thirroul motel room in 1992. We sit at the table, opposite each other, a tape recorder and a microphone between us, and I begin by saying that I don't want to start with Brett. During the time he spent there, Tom got to know several of his artist neighbours. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RARE Brett Favre 1995 Pinnacle Dial Corporation Promo DC-11 Green Bay Packers at the best online prices at eBay! New customers only. The house and its viewshed are an important link to his most awarded and most popular works. Brett Whiteley's ceramics are among his rarest and most delicately lyrical works of art. Oil/Canvas. The larger view incorporates iconic Sydney landmarks: Luna Park, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, the Walsh Bay piers and Lavender Bay waterscape all of which featured in many of Whiteley's works. Sell with Artsy Artist Series The place is particularly associated with a number of prize-winning paintings (Archibald, Sulman and Wynne) by Brett Whiteley during the 1970s. Australian Galleries, Melbourne label attached verso (no.9451); Australian artist Brett Whiteley was an addict, a painter working intuitively from the messy material of his life, commercially successful but always perilously close to destitution. He also won the Wynne Prize for "Summer at Carcoar" (1978). The interior aspects are often the foreground of the larger Lavender Bay landscapes or in some instances, the Lavender Bay landscape features subtly in the background of the rich internal spaces. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? It is also known as Brett Whiteley House and Visual Curtilage and Lochgyle. After establishing himself as an artist abroad, Whiteley returned to Sydney in 1969, and resided in the harbour-side suburb of Lavender Bay. In its humility and its provision of a beautiful, restful space for the general public, it was 20 years ahead of todays space-activating projects like Renew Newcastle, the laneways and murals in City of Sydneys public art program, and the now-ubiquitous pop-up gallery, which all creatively reclaim dead spaces in order to revitalise cities. Another in the series was a more abstracted Woman in the bath II, which owed a debt to his yellow and red abstract paintings of the early sixties. The interior contents and the external environs of the house at 1 Walker Street is of state significance for research potential.[1]. Shop affordable wall art to hang in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls aren't welcome. Bogle romantically paints Brett who struggled to be a good man; someone who failed Wendy, characterised as his long-suffering muse, and their now-deceased daughter Arkie. BRETT WHITELEY (1939-92) RARE Original ltd edition signed exhibition poster 1980 AU $9,500.00 Local pickup or Best Offer Brett Whiteley : Studio : Archival Quality Art Print AU $81.74 AU $60.71 postage or Best Offer SPONSORED Brett Whiteley : My armchair : Archival Quality Art Print AU $81.74 AU $60.71 postage or Best Offer Brett Whiteley AO (7 April 1939 - 15 June 1992) was an Australian artist. The tonality and layering of the inks demonstrate aptly the artists growing interest in calligraphic brush stroke techniques. - the bay and harbour waterscape: vast area of water as a colour field dominates some major works as the "Big Orange" 1974, "The Balcony 2" 1975, "The jacaranda tree (on Sydney Harbour)" 1977, "Lavender Bay with palms" 1974, "Sydney Harbour in the rain" 197677,'Grey Harbour' 1978 for example. Whiteley symbolised his irrational obsession with the colours blue and gold in much of his work. This work has a wonderful provenance having been in the collection of Whiteleys daughter Arkie. Henris Armchair, from the Lavender Bay series, surpasses previous record of $5.4m for Sidney Nolans First-class Marksman from his Ned Kelly series. See www.theaustralian.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. They call Paris a whore because she seduces you on every corner, and every street I turned, I could see another picture.. The website for Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden provides further details about the garden, its history, map and artefacts on display. Theres no inquiry about the processes that built Bretts grand fable, let alone why he is seen as a genius and Wendy as his tragic adjunct. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. The regressive idea of the great male genius is still very prevalent in the national psyche. This article is accompanied by a . Many of these successively won Australia's most prestigious art prizes. After meeting Bryan Robertson, the director of the Whitechapel Gallery, Whiteley was included in the 1961 group show 'Recent Australian Painting,' where his Untitled red painting was bought by the Tate Gallery. His farewell to abstraction, Summer at Sigean, was a record of his honeymoon in France. Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism. The Australian Digital 12 Month Plan costs $364 (min. View comparable artworks. Whiteley has collaged the monument itself and surrounded it with bold and gestural strokes of swiftly applied charcoal. Throughout 1956-1959 at the National Art School in East Sydney, Whiteley attended drawing classes. I love the stoniness and creaminess, that wonderful soiled magnolia feeling. The garden, now known as Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden is leased from RailCorp by North Sydney Council. The house and its views over Lavender Bay are an important link to his most awarded and popular works. It also explains how you can access or seek correction of your personal information, how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with a complaint of that nature. For full details, see our Terms and Conditions www.theaustralian.com.au/connectedterms. [1], The following modifications have been made to the site:[1], As at 4 October 2017, Brett Whiteley's House and Visual Curtilage, at 1 Walker Street, Lavender Bay is of state significance for its historic association with internationally and nationally acclaimed Australian artist Brett Whiteley AO. View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow. Gallery Shop He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Raucous parties, fuelled by loud music and alcohol, drew the famous and infamous - writers, poets, artists, actors and musicians. As an urban, residential area of jacarandas and sapphire-blue water, it offered an energised vision of coastal . Every purchase supports the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Open daily He left Australia for Europe on 23 January 1960. [5][1], Across the many works featuring Lavender Bay, these key elements are all present with their spatial order rearranged according to poetic and compositional priorities. [1], In spring 2018 a new exhibition at the Museum of Sydney celebrates our spectacular harbour through the perspectives of some of the city's best-known and admired artists. But Wendys an artist too. Shes right. [8]:8 After visiting a friend[a] who lived in the downstairs flat of the house at 1 Walker Street, Brett, Wendy and their daughter, Arkie, then aged five years,[8] moved there in 1969, renting the upstairs flat. Today, one of Elenberg's sculptures in bronze, "Head" (c.1970) stands at the entrance to the magnificent garden created by Wendy outside the houe; nearby is a carved timber sculpture of a nude by Brett. [1], Brett Whiteley House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 23 March 2018 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]. cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt. The original marble sculpture was later replaced with a bronze cast as people began to graffiti the original. Friends since school days, Sharp and Kingston shared an enthusiasm and nostalgia for the joyous fairground art of Arthur Barton, one of Luna Park's original artists. Tracey Moffatt this week represents Australian at the Venice Biennale with a major exhibition an honour bestowed upon Fiona Hall two years prior. 'I didn't start with Brett.' These days Wendy Whiteley is a legenda He painted a series of paintings based on these events, including Head of Christie. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. Weekend Paper is for The Weekend Australian delivered on a Saturday. At auction, a number of Picassos paintings have sold for more than $100 million. Part of the achievement of Brett Whiteley's "Lavender Bay" works lies in his imaginative vision of Sydney Harbour, his unique use of colour and the idiosyncratic view from his living room making Brett Whiteley's House and Visual Curtilage of significance for the evolving understanding of the Australian landscape and in particular Sydney Harbour as a national icon. [4] The fig tree in front of the house is now overgrown providing a filtered harbour view, however, the features painted by Brett Whiteley are still able to be appreciated. Be sure you never miss out on new products, our sales [1][8]:8,10[6], In 1981 Brett rented a studio at Reiby Place in Circular Quay. The studio and home was an environment which provided inspiration that lead to award-winning and influential works of art. No cancellations during the first 12 months. [1], Lavender Bay, and later, suburb was named after George Lavender. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. His work was shown at the Whitechapel and Marlborough Galleries from 1961 and in that year he was selected to represent his country at the 'young Painters' Convention UNESCO, Paris. It was established by the artist Martin Sharp in 1970 and inspired by Van Gogh's Yellow House in Arles, France. cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. The house with its harbour views reveal more information about Brett Whiteley's life and art, the genesis of his paintings and to assist in the ongoing discussion and assessment of his contribution to Australian art. Pelican II is a spectacular and rare bronze sculpture by Whiteley inspired by date palms. This name may originate from the presence of the convict prison hulk which was once moored in the Bay to provide accommodation for convicts. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Lavender Bay. Be sure you never miss out on new products, our sales and special offers! View Lavender Bay in the Rain, 1981 (1981) By Whiteley Brett; archival pigment print; 76 x 74 cm ; Edition. This automatically renews to be charged as $32 (min. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1991 in recognition of his art. In 1967 he was awarded a scholarship by the Harkness Fellowship which enabled him to live and work in New York for 18 months. A tower addition was added, enclosed verandas were opened up, a new side entrance and south entrance created and new windows on the west and south elevations. [1][4][10], The body of work undertaken by Brett Whiteley at Lavender Bay between 1974 and 1981 is considered some of his best and is perhaps that for which he is best known to the general public. It is one of the few remnant buildings associated with the artists' quarter of Potts Point and Kings Cross and the Bohemian period that lasted from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Brett Whiteley was an Australian painter who was deeply influenced by Vincent van Gogh and post-war British painters such as Francis Bacon.He lived amidst the denizens of the Chelsea Hotel during a stay in New York during the late 1960s, increasing the scale and emotional intensity of his paintings while gathering inspiration from the fast pace of urban life. The downstairs space was converted into Brett Whiteley's studio. See www.theaustralian.com.au/subscriptiontermsfor full details. The Secret Garden is not just womens work or gardening, or even a postscript to Wendys life with Brett. 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. Jenna Gribbon, Luncheon on the grass, a recurring dream, 2020. Brett Whiteley's painting Henri's Armchair, from his Lavender Bay series, has sold at auction for $6.136m. [1], In addition, the brick viaduct at the end of Walker Street reserve and Quibaree Park, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, parts of Circular Quay and Luna Park are all occasionally featured. Brett Whiteley Lavender Bay Art Prints 6 Results Buy any 2 and get 15% off. [1], The Whiteley House is located on the 20 hectares (50 acres) that was granted to James Milson between 1821 and 1825. Women are a gender. The views include the brick viaduct, rail lines, Lavender Bay ferry wharf, which were included in numerous of Brett Whiteley's smaller, though no less engaging, works including drawings and prints. Page 1 , 2. Lavender Bay Today Today the Lavender Bay holds exhibitions that lasts for a month before the space reverts back into commercial units. Wendys Secret Garden is not a grand statement. [1], Lavender Bay scenery from 1 Walker Street has been depicted by Whiteley in numerous works: paintings, drawings, etchings, silkscreen prints, onto objects such as vases, plates and pots. [1], The house at No. [4] The Whiteleys had been in London, New York and Fiji. A number of prominent trees and distinct vegetation are also included in his art which highlights the importance of these vegetated areas. Please call 1800 070 535. Over the years, with help larger areas were added, transforming the unused railway land into an intimately landscaped guerrilla garden. Men are geniuses. The ironic words of Swedish Film Institute CEO Anna Serner who visited Sydney last fortnight for a film festival celebrating women directors echoed in my mind as I watched the new Australian documentary Whiteley. The notion that art can be available to all and threaded into environmental aims in the public sphere, outside the hushed, rarefied walls of galleries is palpable in the policies of many councils today. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Please call us on 1800 070 535 and well help resolve the issue or try again later. Its a very conventional film for an unconventional character. 42 x 52.5 cm : Please Rain. Our Privacy Policy includes important information about our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information (including to provide you with targeted advertising based on your online activities). Wendy was a visionary. This Wikipedia article was originally based on Brett Whiteley House and Visual Curtilage, entry number 1949 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2020 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 18 February 2020. The mainstream press loved divining his persona like this: the Herald called him an obsessive bohemian who took life and art to the extreme; the Australian refers to his damaged glamour from 1960, no one had a vaster gift, more sheer brilliance or a bigger impact on the Australian imagination. An abundance of Whiteleys paintings fill the film, reminding me that his work was indeed special, singular. Growing up in Longueville, a suburb of Sydney, Whiteley was educated at The Scots School, Bathurst and The Scots College, Bellevue Hill. Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM DIGITAL ART DIRECTORY from Christian McCann Auctions on Invalid date AEDT. The fig tree was drawn and painted by Brett Whiteley in numerous sensually anthropomorphised versions. This rare casting is from the Bird Sculpture series from 1983 to 1988. In 1977, Whiteley won the Wynne Prize, which is a prestigious Australian award for landscape paintings. Thence by decent, the collection of the artists sister, Frannie Hopkirk. Some rail artefacts, found while clearing the land were incorporated into the landscaping, all of these features are documented in detail in the publication on the garden titled "Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden" by Janet Hawley in 2015. The setting is intact as it was when Brett Whiteley created his notable Lavender Bay works though the Moreton Bay fig tree at the front has now become a large tree framing views of the harbour from the house and Wendy's garden now obscures most views to the railway siding. Brett Whiteley Australia, 1939-92 Number of Works: 3,337, Results Page: 6 Order by: Bird on Branch Sugarlift aquatint etching, signed and numbered in margin, 43 x 75 cm Subscribe to see sale result The Back Etching, signed and numbered in margin, 60 x 45 cm Unsold Lavender Bay Wharf, 1978 Documentaries and biopics are an evolving art form. Community consultation has not been undertaken to assess the social value associated with the house, however, it is highly likely that the house at No.1 Walker Street is valued for its association with Brett Whiteley by the art community and general public. In 1960 an Italian scholarship took him to London where his great natural talent for drawing, his lack of inhibitions and taste for exotic influences made the 21 year old painter an exciting prospect for London dealers. Fluid lines and vivid colour leap with dynamism from the canvasses. Following Elenberg's diagnosis of lymphoma in 1979, he moved to Sydney and lived next door to the Whiteleys. Photograph: Menzies Art Brands The seller was Elizabeth Evatt, widow of the renowned barrister Clive Evatt QC, who bought the painting directly from the artist in 1975, a year after it was created. . Some internal walls have been removed to allow Whiteley to work in the sitting room level as well as the studio level. Brett Whiteley's house and visual curtilage at 1 Walker Street is of state significance for research potential as it is likely to reveal more information about Brett Whiteley's life and art, to reveal more about the genesis of his paintings and to assist in the ongoing discussion and assessment of his contribution to Australian art. After a fire in 1826 he built a large two storey home called Brisbane House and another called Grantham. [5] In the words of Brett Whiteley: he expresses the importance of Lavender Bay within his life's body of works: "two-thirds of Braque's work is table tops, there's Morandi's bottles, Lloyd Rees's hills My repeating theme - a subject I will always go back to until I die - Lavender Bay" (from McGrath, 1992 quoted in Britton, 2016). [1] Brett Whiteley's house and visual curtilage at 1 Walker Street is of state significance as the inspiration for the considerable body of work undertaken during Whiteley's "Lavender Bay phase". [1][3], The land upon which the Whiteley House stands was purchased from the Milson family by speculative builder Henry Green in 1905. In 1978 he was again awarded the Archibald Prize for "Art, life and the other thing" (1978) and the Sir John Sulman Prize for "The yellow nude" (1978).