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RAYCROOKEb.1922AfternoonWalk1999oiloncanvas56x139cmsignedlowerleftExhibitedRayCrookeJourneys1-28November2000SavillGalleriesMelbournecat.no.31.15RAYCROOKEb.1922OutskirtsofTowncirca1966oilonboard60x45cmsignedlowerrightRayCrookeIhaveoftensettledataconvenientvantage-pointatdawnandwatchedthesunriseinaclearskyandgivelifetothesomnolentformsofasmallmining-town.Thetownsawakeningholdsastrangepoetryofgreatbeauty....LivinginnorthernQueenslandonevaluesandrespectsthemisfittheindividualist-notthathedoesnotexistinthecitybutthereourpathsrarelycross.Inthenorthheseemstocomeintohisown.Thepoignancyabouttheoldminerlivinginahumpyofiron-and-barkhislifedictatedbythesearchformineralsinthisterriblyhardbrutalcountry.RefRosemaryDobsonFocusonRayCrookeUniversityofQueenslandPress1971p.39.14RAYCROOKEb.1922IslandScenecirca1970oiloversyntheticpolymerpaintoncanvasboard22x30cmsignedlowerrightThedarkforegroundestablishesthetonalscaleandtheeyetravelsbackinspacegivingthemindasensationofairinesstillitfindsitstrueresting-place.RefRosemaryDobsonFocusonRayCrookeUniversityofQueenslandPress1971p.46.13