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156HargraveStreetPaddingtonNSW2021AustraliaTelephone0293278311websitewww.savill.com.auemailartsavill.com.auAConnoisseursCollectionPaintingswatercoloursandtapestriesbymajorAustralianartists INDEX01.BlackmanCharles-ChasingtheButterfly196902.BlackmanCharles-BlueBlossomcirca197003.BlackmanCharles-AlicesHandCupTableandFlowers195704.BlackmanCharles-TheReadingRoom197906.BlackmanCharles-TheGardenoftheWhiteCat197005.CoburnJohn-TreeofLifecirca197419.CoburnJohn-LateAfternoonDreaming198620.CoburnJohn-StudyforMonoliths200221.CoburnJohn-FlightoftheBirds197613.CrookeRay-IslandScenecirca197014.CrookeRay-OutskirtsofTowncirca196615.CrookeRay-AfternoonWalk199916.CrookeRay-IslandWomanwithFrangipani17.CrookeRay-IslandersbytheSea18.CrookeRay-IslandStillLife08.PughClifton-TreeswithApostleBirds195909.PughClifton-SpringWrens197610.PughClifton-SpringPlaceofLittleBirds197611.SheadGarry-QueenandRoyalProcessionRoyalSuite199712.SheadGarry-BacchanalianMarriageatPokolbin201224.ShermanAlbert-AustralianNativeFlowerscirca193007.StorrierTim-StarlightonthePlainsNightCoals200822.WhiteleyBrett-TowardsSculpture8197723.WhiteleyBrett-Lipstick1981Seeourwebsiteforadditionalworksinthisexhibitionwww.savill.com.auFrontcoverBlackmanCharlesb.1928ChasingtheButterfly1969oilonboard37x47cmsignedlowerrightProvenanceBarrySternGallerySydneyPrivateCollectionSydneyBackcoverShermanAlbert1882-1971AustralianNativeFlowerscirca1930oilonboard58x63cmsignedlowerrightandinscribedversoProvenanceBillandEileenCammackCollectionSydney.LiteratureCammackWilliamF.J.AlbertJohnShermanCornishAustralianArtistMini-Publishingp.85illustrated.01.24. SAVILLGALLERIESSYDNEY156HargraveStreetPaddingtonNSW2021T0293278311Eartsavill.com.auForfurtherdetailsandtheentireexhibitionseeourwebsitewww.savill.com.au15November-10December2014EXHIBITIONHOURSTuesdaytoFriday10.00am6.00pmSaturday11.00am5.00pmSundayclosedMondayclosedPaintingswatercoloursandtapestriesbymajorAustralianartistsAConnoisseursCollection CHARLESBLACKMANb.1928ChasingtheButterfly1969oilonboard37x47cmsignedlowerrightProvenanceBarrySternGallerySydneyPrivateCollectionSydney.Whenhepaintsthegamesofchildrenheonlyoccasionallyshowsustheroughandtumbleofchildhood.Hisimagesspeakofthewatchingandgrowingperceptionstheemotionsanddreamsofchildhood.RefNadineAmadioCharlesBlackmanTheLostDomainsAHAWReedPtyLtdSydney1980p.70.1CHARLESBLACKMANb.1928BlueBlossomcirca1970oilonboard48x74cmsignedupperrightCharlesBlackmansgirlsaresooftenwatchingwaitinglisteninghearinginnersongs....Somemysteriouscycleofreactionishappening.Itisanotherwayoflistening.RefNadineAmadioCharlesBlackmanTheLostDomainsAHAWReedPtyLtdSydney1980p.39.2CHARLESBLACKMANb.1928AlicesHandCupTableandFlowers1957crayonpenandinkonpaper37x60cmsignedanddatedlowerrightProvenanceTolarnoGalleriesMelbourne.ExhibitedCharlesBlackmanWorksonPaper1948-1957TolarnoGalleriesMelbourne8-29September1987cat.no.167asHandCupTable.3 CHARLESBLACKMANb.1928TheReadingRoom1979charcoalandacryliconcanvas150x182cmsignedlowerrightProvenanceRudyKomonArtGalleryPaddingtonSydneystockno.5190labelverso.LiteratureNadineAmadioCharlesBlackmanTheLostDomainsAHAWReedPtyLtdSydney1980colourillustrationplate3.22ThomasShapcottTheArtofCharlesBlackmanAndreDeutschLondon1989colourillustrationplate158.ExhibitedASalutetoCharlesBlackmanSavillGalleriesSydney12August-5September1998cat.no.8illustrated.4ForCharlesBlackmangirlsandflowersareaneloquentformforhispersonalpoetry...Manyofthegirlsandflowerimageswerereflectionsofhiswife.BarbaraBlackmansincreasingsightlosswasatragedyinboththeirlivesandyetbothbeingcreativepeopleitrefinedtheirsensibilitiesinotherdirections.Thiswasajourneythattheysharedovermanyyearsandonethatextendedintocertainareasofhispainting...TheReadingRoomisadirectlikenessofher.Intheshadeisthereaderhergazeonabookofbrightwords.Inthelitfiguretheartisthascapturedthatconcentratedreceptivestateofboththeblindandthelistener.Thislucentstateofopen-mindedreceptivityisheightenedbyhersunlitfaceandtheshimmeringhazearoundtheflowersthatarealmostpartofherbody.RefNadineAmadioCharlesBlackmanTheLostDomainsAHAWReedPtyLtdSydney1980colourillustrationplate3.22p.44. JOHNCOBURN1925-2006TreeofLifecirca1974wooltapestryedition23183x219cmwovensignaturelowerleftmonogramlowerrightPFPintonFrresworkshopdAubussonFrancelabelattachedversowoveneditionnumber23ProvenanceJudyandPeterWolfeSydney.JohnCoburnsinterestintapestrystemmedfromseeinga1953Frenchexhibitionthatincludedonetapestryandthenlaterin1956hesawanentireexhibitionoftapestries.Howeveritwasnotuntil1966whenanexhibitionofdAubussontapestrieswasbroughttoAustraliabytheFrenchfirmPintonFrreswhowerelookingforAustralianartiststodesignforthemandaskedCoburntodosomedesigns.TheTreeofLifetapestrywaswovenbythefamousweavingcentreatAubussonwhichhadbeenoperatingsincethe8thcentury.AFrenchartistJeanLucartrevivedthetapestryindustryatAubussoninthe1930sbydesigningfortheweaversandencouraginghisfriendsPicassoMatisseandothergreatFrenchmodernstodothesame.TapestryistheidealdecorationformodernarchitectureJohnCoburnsayswiththevastareasofglassmarbleandgeneralstarknessitneedsthewarmthandrichnessoftapestry.1From1969-72CoburnwenttoliveinParisandtravelledtoAubussontooverseethetapestrieswhichincludedtheSydneyOperaHouseCurtains.1JohnCoburnquotedinTheAustralianWomensWeekly2August1972pp.4-6.5 6CHARLESBLACKMANb.1928TheGardenoftheWhiteCat1970woolandcottontapestryedition66238x400cmwovensignaturelowerrightmonogramlowerrightMTPfinoManufacturadeTapecariasdePortalegrelabelattachedverso1565-66ProvenanceCollectionoftheartistSydneySavillGalleriesSydneyDrJanAltmannMelbourneTheEstateoftheLateDrJanAltmannMelbourne.ExhibitedTapestriesandPaintingsbyCharlesBlackmanSouthYarraGalleryMelbourneNovember1971tapestryno.1anotherweavingTapestriesandPaintingsbyCharlesBlackmanCluneGalleriesSydneyMarch1972tapestryno.1anotherweaving120YearsofAustralianPaintingSavillGalleriesSydney6-30September2000no.27illustrated.LiteratureSandraMcGrathABotanistsDelightinTapestryTheAustralianSydney25March1972p.15NadineAmadioCharlesBlackmanTheLostDomainsA.H.A.W.ReedSydney1980dustjacketcolourillustrationp.86plate6.18anotherweavingThomasShapcottTheArtofCharlesBlackmanAndreDeutschLondon1989colourplate127anotherweavingFelicityStJohnMooreCharlesBlackmanSchoolgirlsandAngelsNationalGalleryofVictoriaMelbourne1993pp.24105.SeealsoThehugediptychoiltitledWhiteCatsGardenatNightoiloncanvas175x275cmwassoldbySavillGalleriesin2012forcloseto400000seeillustrationinNadineAmadioCharlesBlackmanTheLostDomainsA.H.A.W.ReedSydney1980p.85plate6.5.BlackmanreflectedDuringthelatesummerof1965IwasonamotortourofnorthernFranceandFlandersandhappenedtoseeattheHoteldeVilleinBeauvaisanexhibitionofFlemishtapestries.IdecidedtospendayearinEuropein1970toseemoretapestriesandtodesigncartoonsmyselfandsupervisetheirweavingFourtapestriesaneditionofsixforeachdesignwerewovenfromBlackmansdesignsbytheworkshopofTapecariasdePortugalfrompureAustralianmerinowool.RefNadineAmadioTheLostDomainsReedSydney1980p.82-86illustratedp.96cat.6.18. 7TIMSTORRIERb.1949StarlightonthePlainsNightCoals2008syntheticpolymerpaintonlinen153x305cmsignedlowerrightandsigneddatedandinscribedversoProvenancePhilipBaconGalleriesBrisbanelabelverso.LiteratureEdmundCaponKenMcGregorWilliamWrightJennyZimmerTimStorrier-MomentsMacmillianArtPublishingMelbourne2009p.12doublepagecolourillustrationpp14-15.Storrierhassaidthathefollowsanideaorthemesometimesoverseveraldecadesbecauseitintrigueshim....ThereforeafterStorrierspowerfulepiphanyofthe1980swhichsawtheintroductionofhisFirelinesorBlazelinesthesehavebecomeaconstantlyrevisitedthemeresultinginsublimeandmonumentalpaintingslikeStarlightonthePlainsNightCoals...RefJennyZimmerTimStorrier-MomentsMacmillianArtPublishingMelbourne2009p13. StarlightonthePlainsNightCoals2008illustratedinTimStorrierMomentspp.14-15. CLIFTONPUGH1924-1990ApostleBirdsandSwampGums1959oilonboard68.5x91cmsignedanddatedlowerrightProvenanceWarrenandBuntyBonythonAdelaide.LiteratureNoelMacainshCliftonPughGeorgianHouseMelbourne1962p.15.RelatedworkMeetingoftheApostleBirds1958NoelMacainshCliftonPughGeorgianHouseMelbourne1962plate25.8CLIFTONPUGH1924-1990SpringWrens1976oilonboard60x75cmsignedanddatedlowerrightProvenanceRealitiesGalleryMelbournePrivateCollectionMelbourneacquiredfromtheabovein1977.ExhibitedCliftonPughTheFourSeasonsRealitiesGalleryMelbourneSeptember1977cat.no.8.ThesetwoSpringpaintingswerepaintedfouryearspriortoCliftonPughsfamousportraitofGoughWhitlamthatwonthe1972ArchibaldPrize.9CLIFTONPUGH1924-1990SpringPlaceofLittleBirds1976oilonboard65x44.5cmsignedanddatedlowerrightProvenanceRealitiesGalleryMelbournePrivateCollectionMelbourneacquiredfromtheabovein1977.ExhibitedCliftonPughTheFourSeasonsRealitiesGalleryMelbourneSeptember1977cat.no.9.Towardstheendof1951PughmovedfromthecityareaofMelbournetoruggedbush-landnearCottlesBridgeaboutthirtymilesfromMelbourne.Hebuiltahouseoutofmaterialsonsite-claystonesandbushtimber.Fortwelvemonthshedidlittlepaintingbutday-after-daywalkedoverthesurroundingbush-landobservingtheappearanceofhisnewenvironmentthefalloflightinitsunendingvariationsofcolourandintensitythetexturelineandvolumeoftreeanimalandrock.Heobservedtheendlessvisualinter-relationsbetweenthingsandaboveallunceasinglysensedthequalityoflifeexpressedinallthathesaw.RefNoelMacainshCliftonPughGeorgianHouseMelbourne1962p.4.10 GARRYSHEADb.1942QueenandRoyalProcessionRoyalSuite1997oiloncanvas90x121.5cmsignedanddatedlowerrightinscribedwithtitleversoExhibitedGarrySheadThePaintersProgressSavillGalleries4-30September2001cat.no.1coverimage.11GARRYSHEADb.1942BacchanalianMarriageatPokolbin2012oiloncanvas90x121cmsignedanddatedlowerright12 RAYCROOKEb.1922AfternoonWalk1999oiloncanvas56x139cmsignedlowerleftExhibitedRayCrookeJourneys1-28November2000SavillGalleriesMelbournecat.no.31.15RAYCROOKEb.1922OutskirtsofTowncirca1966oilonboard60x45cmsignedlowerrightRayCrookeIhaveoftensettledataconvenientvantage-pointatdawnandwatchedthesunriseinaclearskyandgivelifetothesomnolentformsofasmallmining-town.Thetownsawakeningholdsastrangepoetryofgreatbeauty....LivinginnorthernQueenslandonevaluesandrespectsthemisfittheindividualist-notthathedoesnotexistinthecitybutthereourpathsrarelycross.Inthenorthheseemstocomeintohisown.Thepoignancyabouttheoldminerlivinginahumpyofiron-and-barkhislifedictatedbythesearchformineralsinthisterriblyhardbrutalcountry.RefRosemaryDobsonFocusonRayCrookeUniversityofQueenslandPress1971p.39.14RAYCROOKEb.1922IslandScenecirca1970oiloversyntheticpolymerpaintoncanvasboard22x30cmsignedlowerrightThedarkforegroundestablishesthetonalscaleandtheeyetravelsbackinspacegivingthemindasensationofairinesstillitfindsitstrueresting-place.RefRosemaryDobsonFocusonRayCrookeUniversityofQueenslandPress1971p.46.13 RAYCROOKEb.1922IslandersbytheSeaoiloversyntheticpolymerpaintonboard90x120cmsignedlowerleftProvenanceJosephBrownGalleryMelbourne.AsinmanyofCrookesrenownedislanderscenestimeismanifestedintheformofshadows.Thecoolgreenandbluepalettebuildsasedateandmellowatmosphere.Outsidecolourprevailsandlightdominates.Thetonalrelationshipscreatesucharealitythatwecanalmosthearthewavescascadeontheglisteningshore.AndthenwerealisewearebutmerelyavoyeurtotropicallifethroughCrookeseyes.1718RAYCROOKEb.1922IslandWomanwithFrangipanioiloncanvas60.5x75cmsignedlowerleftExhibitedDianaCrookeandRayCrookevonBertouchGalleriesNewcastle29June-22July1984labelverso.Herewhilstthegirlconcentratesonthetaskofthreadingtheflowershermindappearstobewanderingelsewhere.Crookehassimplyrevealedthemomentasitisallowingthingstospeakforthemselvesnaturally.Asaresultthesymbolsseemunconsciouslyplaced.Herethecleverlyconstructedyetdelicatefrangipaniembodiesherfemininity.16RAYCROOKEb.1922IslandStillLifeoiloncanvas75x100cmsignedlowerleftProvenancePrivatecollectionQld. JOHNCOBURN1925-2006LateAfternoonDreaming1986watercolouronartpaper75x105cmsignedanddatedlowerrightProvenanceTheAdelaideBankArtCollectionAdelaide.19JOHNCOBURN1925-2006StudyforMonoliths2002acryliconpaper34x40cmsignedlowerrightIllustratedLouKlepacJohnCoburnTheSpiritofColourTheBeaglePressSydney2003p.187plate141.20JOHNCOBURN1925-2006FlightoftheBirds1976syntheticpolymerpaintonpaperonboard51x69cmsignedlowerrightProvenancePrivateCollectionNSW.21 BRETTWHITELEY1939-1992TowardsSculpture81977lithographedition395090x63cmsignedlowerrightinscribedlowerleftProvenanceHoldsworthGalleriesSydneyPrivateCollectionNSW.ExhibitedAustralianArtistsoftheSeventiesAnExhibitionPresentedbytheArtsCouncilofNewSouthWalesLtdNarrandera1980no.45Nude.IllustratedBrettWhiteleyGraphics1961-1982ArtGalleryofWesternAustralian1982seeplate43p.37foranotherexampleofthisimage.22BRETTWHITELEY1939-1992Lipstick1981colourlithographcollageandhandcolouringedition1950107x75.5cmsignedtitledanddatedbelowimageLiteratureBrettWhiteleyTheGraphics1961-1992DeutscherFineArtMelbourne1995seecat.62p.69foranotherexampleofthisimage.Inmostversionsthelipstickholderismadewithcollage.Theredlipslipstickandsometimesfingerandtoenailsarehandpaintedwithnailpolish.Refop.cit.DeutscherFineArtp.113.Thisworkisframedinasubstantialcustomhand-madewater-gildedelegantgoldframe.23 156HargraveStreetPaddingtonNSW2021AustraliaTelephone0293278311websitewww.savill.com.auemailartsavill.com.auSpecialisinginthebuyingsellingofclassicAustralianpaintingssculpture