Growing up in Longueville, a suburb of Sydney, Whiteley was educated at The Scots School, Bathurst and The Scots College, Bellevue Hill. After meeting Bryan Robertson, the director of the Whitechapel Gallery, Whiteley was included in the 1961 group show 'Recent Australian Painting,' where his Untitled red painting was bought by the Tate Gallery. Brett Whiteley's house and visual curtilage at 1 Walker Street (house and studio) and its setting within parklands adjacent to Sydney Harbour is of state heritage significance for the outstanding body of work it inspired in one of Australia's finest artists during several decades of the mid-20th century. Brett Whiteley. This is a part of the Wikipedia article used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). [1], The house at No. The Whiteley's purchased it in 1974 and reinstated it as a single dwelling, with an eclectic set of features. The house and its views over Lavender Bay are an important link to his most awarded and popular works. View Lavender Bay in the Rain, 1981 (1981) By Whiteley Brett; archival pigment print; 76 x 74 cm ; Edition. Brett Whiteley House - Wikipedia Whiteley has included the rail lines along Lavender foreshore in some of his works. Within these works there is understandably much variation in the permutations of particular elements Whiteley chose to include. Brett Whiteley Prints and Posters - PictureStore He held many exhibitions, and lived and painted in Australia as well as Italy, England, Fiji and the United States. After establishing himself as an artist abroad, Whiteley famously resided in the harbour-side suburb of Lavender Bay and his large-scale, brilliantly-coloured paintings from this period are . Sold Price: BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992) LAVENDER BAY IN THE RAIN 1981 During this time, Whiteley also painted works based on the animals at the London Zoo, such as Two Indonesian giraffes, which he found sometimes difficult. [1][12], Since the publication of the book Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden by Janet Hawley in 2015, the announcement of the lease by the then Premier Mike Baird in 2016 and its listing on popular tourism sites, the garden has gained popularity. Kingston - known to his friends as "Kingo" - already knew many of the personalities of the Lavender Bay scene. The setting includes railway land and parklands including Clark Park, a section of Quibaree Park, Lavender Bay foreshore and Lavender Bay waters. Important Info New Visitors: To utilise all the features of this site you will need to register a new account - to do this you can click on the "Person" icon in the header or the "Save Favourite" or . The Estate of the late Christopher Kuhn, Canada. We were gypsies. While he was a teenager, he painted on weekends in the Central West of New South Wales and Canberra with such works as The soup kitchen (1958). The house and its setting has social significance at a state level as the former home and studio of the artist Brett Whiteley, being regularly visited by art appreciation groups. Brett Whiteley The American Dream 1969 Print Triptych AU $285.28 Was: AU $407.55 Free postage or Best Offer BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992) RARE Original limited edition lithograph London 1965 AU $12,500.00 Local pickup or Best Offer Brett Whiteley Style Nude Ink Drawing Chinese Japanese Australian Sydney Woman AU $385.00 or Best Offer Phone: +61 2 9331 7777 41/50. These archival fine art digital Giclee Brett Whiteley prints are made using only pigment inks, the edition is limited to 250 only. But there is something else at play in Bogles documentary: I fear that it inadvertently speaks to the ongoing gender heist in Australian art. After leaving home, and living in an old stables with Jan Allen and others in Surry Hills, Kingston bought the Lavender Bay house next door to his friends Brett and Wendy Whiteley. Screenprint/Collage/ Hand Colour. and special offers! Brett Whiteley Lavender Bay Posters for Sale | Redbubble [4] The Whiteleys had been in London, New York and Fiji. This view - including interiors and exterior scenery - was to be the subject of many of Whiteley's iconic paintings. They turn inside-out the usual conventions of dramatisations and archival footage, showing us how cinema has helped build historical events into legends. This Wikipedia article was originally based on Brett Whiteley House and Visual Curtilage, entry number 1949 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2020 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 18 February 2020. Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. [1][4], Between 1971 and 1975 Brett worked in the sitting room of the house at 1 Walker Street and undertook his larger works at a studio at the Old Gas Works in Waverton (which for a short time he shared with artist Tim Storrier. A Year with Wendy Whiteley on Apple Books Brett Whiteley Lavender Bay in the Rain, 1987 4 colour screen print 39 3/5 29 3/10 in | 100.5 74.5 cm Edition 45/75 Part of a limited edition set Contact for price Contact Gallery Nanda\Hobbs Sydney Get notifications for similar works Create Alert Want to sell a work by this artist? 1 Walker Street, together with the other four houses built in 1908 form a townscape row for developer and alderman Henry Green, are of local heritage significance as it interprets part of the form of the early beach head at Lavender Bay before the 1890s landfill and Clark Park adjacent to 1 Walker Street is also locally significant as it incorporates the 1866 public reserve that enveloped the early Lavender Bay beach head.[1]. The Domain Thence by decent, the collection of the artists sister, Frannie Hopkirk. . Kingston was invited to assist fellow artist Martin Sharp in giving Luna Park, at the south-eastern end of the bay, a pop art makeover. We notify you each time your favorite artists feature in an exhibition, auction or the press, Access detailed sales records for over 500,000 artists, and more than two decades of past auction results, Buy unsold paintings, prints and more for the best price, The 15 Geat Dog Pisses of Paris, 1989 ,1989. Thence by descent; Frannie Hopkirk, New South Wales, the artists sister; Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1997; Deutscher and Hackett, Australian + International Fine Art and Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 30/11/2016, Lot No. [1], The following provides a brief list of the recurring theme and elements featured in some of his paintings- this list is not exhaustive by any account, rather it is provided as examples that illustrate his works portraying the harbour:[1]. The Whiteley documentary, on the other hand, takes these techniques as a given; animated archival photos, re-enactments by lookalikes in wigs, voice-over readings of Bretts letters. But neither women are spoken about in the same reverent, hyperbolic tones as Brett was at his peak nor are Fiona Foley, Louise Hearman or Emily Kame Kngwarreye. 'That's a good idea.' Wendy looks at me and smiles. He was the youngest living artist to have work purchased by the Tate, a record that still stands. Ms Upton said the iconic home, its setting and views are of state heritage significance for their historic association with internationally acclaimed Australian artist Brett Whiteley AO. In London, he produced a series of abstractions, one of which (Untitled red painting) was bought by the Tate Gallery, making Whiteley the youngest artist to enter the collection of Tate Modern. Here is a quote from Whiteley relating to this period of his work; I first went to Paris at age 20, but was so obsessed with modernism and abstraction to paint it. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. The seller was Elizabeth Evatt, widow of the renowned barrister Clive Evatt QC, who bought the painting directly from the artist in 1975, a year after it was created. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? If you wish to change or create a new subscription, please call 1800 070 535 Monday to Friday 7.30am 6.00pm & 7.00am-11.30am AEST on both Saturdays & Sundays. This view - including interior scenes and exterior scenery - was to be the subject of many of Whiteley's iconic paintings. He had many shows in his career, and lived and painted extensively in Italy, England, Fiji and the United States. AU$68.75 Brett Whiteley's 1991 painting View from the Sitting Room Window was one of the last works the celebrated Australian painter completed before his death in 1992. 81.5 x 59.5 : The Dove. The building was formerly converted to two flats c. Whiteley symbolised his irrational obsession with the colours blue and gold in much of his work. [1][8]:8[9], Whiteley was one of a collective of writers, musicians, artists and performers that lived, worked, performed and exhibited at the Yellow House at 59 Macleay St, Potts Point from 1970 to 1972. Brett Whiteley was an Australian painter who was deeply influenced by Vincent van Gogh and post-war British painters such as Francis Bacon.He lived amidst the denizens of the Chelsea Hotel during a stay in New York during the late 1960s, increasing the scale and emotional intensity of his paintings while gathering inspiration from the fast pace of urban life. cost) for the first 12 months, billed as $60 every 4 weeks. For full details, see our Terms and Conditions www.theaustralian.com.au/connectedterms. Today, one of Elenberg's sculptures in bronze, "Head" (c.1970) stands at the entrance to the magnificent garden created by Wendy outside the houe; nearby is a carved timber sculpture of a nude by Brett. Brett Whiteley 1939-1992 | Tate Henris Armchair was Whiteleys nod to the French impressionist Henri Matisse, who once said art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue. In 1964, while in London, Whiteley became fascinated by the murderer John Christie, who had committed murders in the area near where Whiteley was staying in Ladbroke Grove. He lived there from 1987 and moved there permanently following his divorce from Wendy in 1989 and travelled extensively. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $28 every 4 weeks. 37 x 55 cm : Study for Still Life with Bonsai . Its significant that as one of the few documentaries and films about Australian art to get theatrical distribution, Whiteley animates the Big Man Art Genius myth perfectly: Brett was an addict, a painter working intuitively from the messy material of his life, massively commercially successful but always perilously close to destitution. Whiteley's trifecta (Archibald, Wynne and Sulman) of 1978 continues to be unique in Australian art history. Unique Brett Whiteley Lavender Bay Posters designed and sold by artists. Wendys Secret Garden is not a grand statement. [1], The interiors and the contents of the house are the subject of many of Whiteley's Lavender Bay works. The trust fund, yet to be established, includes a government contribution of $30,000. It depicts a dark and moody harbour view from the window of his Lavender Bay house, punctuated by white boats and golden palm trees; a pot of navy-coloured flowers sits in the . He had many shows in his career, and lived and painted extensively in Italy, England, Fiji and the United States. Brett Whiteley is one of Australias most celebrated artists best known for his sensual and lyrical paintings of interiors, nudes and harbour scenes. In 1985 Whiteley bought an old T-shirt factory in Raper Street Surry Hills, which he converted into a studio. . Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence (10 days in WA). 95.5 X 94.0 CM. Enlarge. In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald in 2012 Wendy described how they came to stay at Lavender Bay:[9], "We kind of fell in love with the bay and Arkie was sick of being shunted around," she says. Fig tree: "Moreton Bay fig" 1975, "Moreton Bay fig" 1979 (etching), for example. Whiteley studied at the Julian Ashton art school in Sydney and spent several months in Italy on a traveling art scholarship. The mainstream press loved divining his persona like this: the Herald called him an obsessive bohemian who took life and art to the extreme; the Australian refers to his damaged glamour from 1960, no one had a vaster gift, more sheer brilliance or a bigger impact on the Australian imagination. Brett Whiteley, Wendy Whiteley and their young daughter Arkie moved into the house in 1969 after returning from a lengthy time overseas. Pelican II is a spectacular and rare bronze sculpture by Whiteley inspired by date palms. A new documentary celebrates an artist who deserves it but when we keep telling the same old stories, do we leave enough room for others? Oil/Canvas. Lavender Bay 1 1973, pencil and ink on paper, 74.0 x 56.0 cm, private collection; . cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $32 every 4 weeks. Wendys Secret Garden in Lavender Bay, just beyond the perimeter of her home, has consumed her since Bretts death. Gallery Shop 2 Colour Screenprint. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Many of these successively won Australia's most prestigious art prizes. Brett Whiteley, Big Orange mounted print - Art Gallery of New South Wales He married Billy Blue's daughter, Susannah, and eventually made this district his home. The Australian Digital Subscription costs $8 billed approximately 4 weekly for the first 12 weeks. Image size: W65.5 x H56.5cmPaper size: W70 x H100cmBrett Whiteley, Big Orange (Sunset) 1974Oil and collage on woodArt Gallery of New South Wales collection Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley, (free standing ultramarine) Palm trees 1974Painted fibreglassArt Gallery of New South Wales collection Wendy Whiteley. SCHUBERT As the place where he spent most of his artistic life in Australia, Brett Whiteley's house provides a rare insight into the workings of one of Australia's prominent artists. The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. The house is one of a group of five Federation-style houses built on a triangular shaped allotment created by the formation of Walker Street, Lavender Street and foreshore land proclaimed as a public recreational bathing reserve in 1868. He started drawing at a very early age. Brett Whiteleys ceramics are among his rarest and most delicately lyrical works of art. The white washed sitting room has panoramic views of Sydney Harbour with views of Lavender Bay Jetty and the surrounding bay. On the sitting room level walls have been opened up with arches making the level open plan and linking it to the tower. The original marble sculpture was later replaced with a bronze cast as people began to graffiti the original. 35. The house is separated from the harbour by railway sidings and a brick viaduct, parkland, foreshore reserve and a garden created by Wendy Whiteley on unused railway land from 1992. [1], In 1974 one of the downstairs flats in the house at 3 Walker Street became home to artist, writer and quiet observer Tom Carment, then 19 years old. [1][3], The land upon which the Whiteley House stands was purchased from the Milson family by speculative builder Henry Green in 1905. In 1960 an Italian scholarship took him to London where his great natural talent for drawing, his lack of inhibitions and taste for exotic influences made the 21 year old painter an exciting prospect for London dealers.