Bill Henson (b. 1955)

archival inkjet pigment print (triptych), left hand image #LAT-72. edition: 7/10, centre image #LAT-74. edition: /10, right hand image #LAT-73. edition: 5/10 (3)

What has she seen?
This rare and remarkable triptych juxtaposes a portrait of a young woman who may never enter an art gallery, with images of those galleries. It first appeared at Garry Anderson’s influential Bill Henson show that announced the arrival of a sophisticated, visionary eye. As beautiful as they are provocative, Bill Henson manages what only a select few artists achieve – a new way of seeing the world.
– Jim Sharman (2023)

Measurements:

76.5 x 63 cm each

Provenance:

Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, Collection of Jim Sharman, Sydney

Exhibited:

Aperto, XLIII Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 26 June – 25 September 1988 (another example), The Museum of Modern Art Vienna 1989 (another example),Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 20 February - 22 May 1988 (another example). The Great Australian Art Exhibition 1788 - 1988, Art Gallery of South Australia, 17 May - 17 July 1988 and touring (another example). Bill Henson Photographs, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, September - November 1990 (another example). Bill Henson Photography, Denver Art Museum, December 1989 - May 1990(another example). What is this thing called photography?, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 5 June - 29 July 1999 (another example). Bill Henson: Three Decades of Photography, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 8 January - 3 April 2005; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 23 April - 10 July 2005 (another example).

Reference:

Literature: Bill Henson Photographs, David Malouf, Pan Books, 1988. page 79

Copyright:

© Bill Henson

• EStimate $30,000 - $50,000
• sold $29,455 Incl BP