Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)

brush and black ink on paper, titled, signed and dated l.r.c. ‘Humming Bird, Brett Whiteley, 4/5/88’, stamped l.m. with artist’s stamp ‘BW’

Measurements:

100 x 70 cm

Provenance:

The Estate of the Late Valerie Stern, Sydney, (Sister in-law of Barry Stern, Sydney)

Exhibited:

Brett Whiteley: ‘Birds’, 1988, recent paintings, drawings, sculpture, and one screen print, the artist’s studio, Surry Hills, Sydney, 1988, cat. 38 (as Humming Bird 1988)

Reference:

Pearce and contributors, 2007, p. 161 (photog. of artist’s studio) (illus.), Refer Persistent Themes, Subjects and Motifs (hummingbirds) p. 944, Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonne, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, Volume 7, page 710, cat. 91.88

Copyright:

© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2024

• EStimate $40,000 - $60,000
• sold $153,413 Incl BP