Sketch for Large Monkey Drawing

Details

BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992)
Sketch for Large Monkey Drawing
signed, inscribed and dated '"SKETCH FOR LARGE MONKEY/DRAWING 1964./Brett Whiteley' (on the backboard)
charcoal, pencil and linseed oil on paper
30 1⁄2 x 30 1⁄2 in. (77.5 x 77.5 cm.)
Executed in 1964.

Provenance

with Marlborough Fine Art, London.
Kenneth Armitage, London.
with Jonathan Clark and Co., London.
with Agnews, London.
with Australian Galleries, Sydney.
with Michael Graham-Stewart, London, where purchased by the present owner, circa 2016.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Brett Whiteley: Zoo Series and Christie Series, London, Marlborough Fine Art, 1965, n.p., no. 11, illustrated.
K. Sutherland, Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné: 1955-1992, Vol. 7, Victoria, 2020, p. 147, no. 52.64.

Exhibited

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Brett Whiteley: Zoo Series and Christie Series, 1965, no. 11.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Further artwork by Brett Whiteley is featured in the Modern British & Irish Art Evening sale, 22 March 2022, lot 12.

We are very grateful to Kathie Sutherland for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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