Bill Henson (b. 1955)

archival inkjet pigment print, edition: 3/10, numbered, titled, dated and signed verso ‘LAT-120, 3/10, Untitled, 1984/84, Bill Henson’

What does she know?
Often reproduced, this is a familiar Bill Henson portrait. It might even be one day seen as his Mona Lisa. A face like the moon rising from the centre of the frame – staring unflinchingly – and composed like a classical painting. For some, it’s scary. For others, a meditation.
– Jim Sharman (2023)

Measurements:

83 x 72 cm

Provenance:

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

Exhibited:

The Museum of Modern Art Vienna 1989 (another example)

Reference:

Literature: Bill Henson Photographs 1974-1984, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1989, page. 98, cat. 46 and front cover (illus., another example)

Copyright:

© Bill Henson

• EStimate $10,000 - $15,000
• sold $9,818 Incl BP