On opening night, an artist will lead participants through the installation as it is being created. The painting was sold to an unnamed Sydney private art collector during the Menzies Art Brands auction in Sydney. Get 10% discount in your next order. Following Elenberg's diagnosis of lymphoma in 1979, he moved to Sydney and lived next door to the Whiteleys. Milson provided fresh water and ballast for passing ships as well as grazing cattle and producing milk. Until recently the 195cm-by-302cm canvas made of oil, ink and charcoal hung in Evatts home in Turramurra. 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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. 81; Private collection, Sydney. Share. This work has a wonderful provenance having been in the collection of Whiteleys daughter Arkie. This poster-sized print also includes detail ofthe complimentary sculptural work (Free standing ultramarine) Palm trees which was created the same year. The views include the brick viaduct, rail lines, Lavender Bay ferry wharf, which were included in numerous of Brett Whiteley's smaller, though no less engaging, works including drawings and prints. For full details, see our Terms and Conditions www.theaustralian.com.au/connectedterms. Enlarge. 95.5 X 94.0 CM. Any Questions? See opening hours [6][8]:8 Brett spent three months in Bali with his dying friend Joel in 1980. [1], The interiors and the contents of the house are the subject of many of Whiteley's Lavender Bay works. 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. The late 1970s at Lavender Bay was a wonderful period of creativity for the artist, as Wendy Whiteley attests, 'The Lavender Bay period was about the whole concept of beauty, with sumptuous, glorious pictures celebrating the harbour and the birds, and the table tops too.' . 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. Lavender Bay was run down, a dead end, but to us it seemed magical. He was an officer in charge of the ship called "Phoenix" that housed convicts moored in this bay. The whole pattern of Whiteley's life was written into his drawings and paintings with scintillating brilliance. A large Lavender Bay picture by Brett Whiteley broke the auction record for an Australian painting on Thursday when it sold for $6,136,000 and knocked Ned Kelly off his horse. 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]. RailCorp can revoke the lease for essential Railway purposes only and/or to perform any of its duties and functions under the Railway legislation. Brett Whiteley won the Archibald prize with his works done in the mid seventies and again in 1978. A sculpture by Joel Elenberg titled "Head" was placed by Brett and Joel under this tree. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. A modest inheritance on the death of his father allowed Kingston to buy the lower level of the house at 3 Walker Street in 1974. Renewals occur unless cancelled in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. 2 . Enquire. The place is particularly associated with a number of prize-winning paintings (Archibald, Sulman and Wynne) by Brett Whiteley during the 1970s. He left before the year was up and artist Peter Kingston soon moved in. [1], In 1991, Brett Whiteley was awarded an Order of Australia (General Division). Palm Tree 3 1975. The locally significant garden, also functions as an important memorial space for the remains of Brett Whiteley and their daughter, Arkie Whiteley contributing further to a potential social value.[1]. 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. Raucous parties, fuelled by loud music and alcohol, drew the famous and infamous - writers, poets, artists, actors and musicians. 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. Nevertheless, there exists a readily appreciable viewshed projecting out from the southern openings of the house and tower at 1 Walker Street. The building was formerly converted to two flats c. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Henris Armchair, from the artists famous Lavender Bay series, surpassed the previous record of $5.4m for Sidney Nolans First-class Marksman from his Ned Kelly series, which was bought by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2010. Close. In 1977, Whiteley won the Wynne Prize, which is a prestigious Australian award for landscape paintings. The interiors and the setting/views are the subject of many of Whiteley's Lavender Bay works. Brett Whiteleys ceramics are among his rarest and most delicately lyrical works of art. Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. In 1962, Whiteley married Wendy Julius. In 1967 he was awarded a scholarship by the Harkness Fellowship which enabled him to live and work in New York for 18 months. The Domain Saturday Sunday: 11am 5pm, The purpose of drawing is to make freshness permanent to trigger astonishment., This serene work by Whiteley was created in the early 1980s. As an urban, residential area of jacarandas and sapphire-blue water, it offered an energised vision of coastal Australia from local eyes. Wendy Whiteley's garden on railway land has associational and social significance at the state level as a memorial place because the ashes of Brett Whiteley and Arkie Whiteley (their daughter) are buried there. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Pelican II is a spectacular and rare bronze sculpture by Whiteley inspired by date palms. 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Here the artist has hand-painted and glazed upon a ceramic dish fine sprigs of blossom, possibly peach or plum. The interior arrangements reflect the current occupant's requirements and they do not necessarily reflect the particular arrangements featured in Whiteley's works. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. Australian Galleries, Melbourne label attached verso (no.9451); a film festival celebrating women directors, an obsessive bohemian who took life and art to the extreme, damaged glamour from 1960, no one had a vaster gift, more sheer brilliance or a bigger impact on the Australian imagination, represents Australian at the Venice Biennale, last years Countess report found that only 34% of the works in state museum collections are by women, the laneways and murals in City of Sydneys public art program. The stability of home ownership and the freedom from rent payments allowed Kingston to become an artist, Fairlie says. This heralded a new phase in his artistic development, which would produce many of his most-highly prized works over the next 15 years. The house at 1 Walker Street has social significance at a state level as the former home and studio of artist Brett Whiteley, regularly visited by art appreciation groups and art appreciation tours are conducted for Art Society of NSW and Friends of the Whiteley Studio. 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 . A large Lavender Bay picture by Brett Whiteley broke the auction record for an Australian painting on Thursday when it sold for $6,136,000. [4] Back then, nobody wanted to live near the harbour because it was a working industrial site' says Wendy Whiteley. Whiteley was awarded two Archibald Prizes, three Wynne Prizes and two Sir John Sulman Prizes, including all three prizes in 1978-a feat that remains unique in Australian art history. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. 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. ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM DIGITAL ART DIRECTORY from Christian McCann Auctions on Invalid date AEDT. Perhaps this is what Wendy meant when she spoke with Guardian Australia this month about the agenda his biographers bring to the table: Its always about sex, drugs and rock n roll. 0413 007 054 about "Lavender bay in the rain 1981" by BRETT WHITELEY. It has primarily black on one side and has an image of his wife Wendy in a bathtub, seen from behind. 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. Over the years, with help larger areas were added, transforming the unused railway land into an intimately landscaped guerrilla garden. [4] The Whiteleys had been in London, New York and Fiji. the Lavender Bay shorelines: either or both of the extended Lavender Bay shorelines are used to frame his works: "The balcony 2" 1975, The jacaranda tree (on Sydney Harbour)' 1977, for example. The lower level became Brett's first studio in Sydney. This automatically renews to be charged as $28 (min. In 1985 Whiteley bought an old T-shirt factory in Raper Street Surry Hills, which he converted into a studio. Not in conjunction with any other offer. It was his second visit to the city and resulted in his celebrated Paris series of gouaches and drawings. Brett Whiteley's house at Lavender Bay has been recognised on the NSW State Heritage Register, Heritage Minister Gabrielle Upton announced. Their home became a "scene" well-managed by Wendy. 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 . [1], The garden on RailCorp land is now secured by a 30-year lease. The tonality and layering of the inks demonstrate aptly the artists growing interest in calligraphic brush stroke techniques. Instead of the bush or the desert, Sydney's Lavender Bay was Brett's ground zero. Instead of the bush or the desert, Sydneys Lavender Bay was Bretts ground zero. 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. 1 Month Free Personal Alerts. [1][6], In 1970 Brett met young sculptor Joel Elenberg in Melbourne and for a decade the pair shared an intense friendship. [1][8]:1011[4], While living and working at Lavender Bay, Whiteley produced a series of major paintings. North Sydney Darlinghurst Paddington. New customers only. One, inspired by the character of the Phantom from the comic strip by Lee Falk, was filmed in Lavender Bay and featured Kingston, Wendy Whiteley and a brief appearance by Brett. Later, we bought it and knocked down the (internal) walls. (Brett Whiteley 1939-1992) 1970 . Brett Whiteley's house and visual curtilage is of state heritage significance for its historic association with nationally and internationally renowned Australian artist Brett Whiteley AO. Brett Whiteley House is a heritage-listed arts and crafts studio and residence in Lavender Bay, North Sydney Council, New South Wales, Australia. Brett Whiteley AO (7 April 1939 - 15 June 1992) was an Australian artist. I love the stoniness and creaminess, that wonderful soiled magnolia feeling. See www.theaustralian.com.au/subscriptiontermsfor full details. The exceedingly thin layer of Australian artists with whom the general public is acquainted are still generally white men with big personalities, self-destructive urges and muses. Minor modifications have been made to the interiors of the house, however, the space retains its integrity as the place where Whiteley lived and worked. 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. A tower addition was added, enclosed verandas were opened up, a new side entrance and south entrance created and new windows added on the west and south elevations. He married Wendy Julius the same year. [1], The house, its setting and the views is of state significance as the inspiration for the considerable body of Brett Whiteley's art undertaken here. 81.5 x 59.5 : The Dove. Also in 1974, Brett debuted his first series of artworks inspired by Lavender Bay, at an exhibition at the Australian Galleries in Melbourne. His farewell to abstraction, Summer at Sigean, was a record of his honeymoon in France. vegetated foreshore: "Clark Gardens" 1978, "The turquoise prince" 1979, "The split second summer began" 1979, for example. Now with fresh eyes, I could respond figuratively and lyrically to the one ravishing subject Paris and her cultural heroes. Brett Whiteley Australia, 1939-92 Number of Works: 3,337, Results Page: 6 Order by: Bird on Branch Sugarlift aquatint etching, signed and numbered in margin, 43 x 75 cm Subscribe to see sale result The Back Etching, signed and numbered in margin, 60 x 45 cm Unsold Lavender Bay Wharf, 1978 It was established by the artist Martin Sharp in 1970 and inspired by Van Gogh's Yellow House in Arles, France. 'I didn't start with Brett.' These days Wendy Whiteley is a legenda [1], The following modifications have been made to the site:[1], As at 4 October 2017, Brett Whiteley's House and Visual Curtilage, at 1 Walker Street, Lavender Bay is of state significance for its historic association with internationally and nationally acclaimed Australian artist Brett Whiteley AO. [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. Brett Whiteley created this work in Paris in 1989. [1][6], In London, he met many other painters, including fellow Australians, Arthur Boyd and John Passmore. Friends since school days, Sharp and Kingston shared an enthusiasm and nostalgia for the joyous fairground art of Arthur Barton, one of Luna Park's original artists. The setting is intact as it was when Brett Whiteley created his notable Lavender Bay works though the Moreton Bay fig tree at the front has now become a large tree framing views of the harbour from the house and Wendy's garden now obscures most views to the railway siding. Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism. Name one comparable Australian art superstar whos a woman, who has scaled the heights of Whiteley, Nolan and Boyd, who has been eulogised so breathlessly and entered the mythical art lexicon as emphatically. Kingston - known to his friends as "Kingo" - already knew many of the personalities of the Lavender Bay scene. Another in the series was a more abstracted Woman in the bath II, which owed a debt to his yellow and red abstract paintings of the early sixties. Wendys Secret Garden in Lavender Bay, just beyond the perimeter of her home, has consumed her since Bretts death. This view - including interiors and exterior scenery - was to be the subject of many of Whiteley's iconic paintings. Picassos sizable oeuvre grew to include over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures,ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs. Subscription automatically renews at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Even more crucial to Whiteley's future was his success in winning the International prize at the second 'Biennale de Paris' (International Biennale for Young Artists), which brought with it the excitement, glamour and disadvantages of world publicity. [1][8]:8,10[6], In 1981 Brett rented a studio at Reiby Place in Circular Quay. The western side of the roof has large skylights. Subscribe to one of our plans to get the best price over 12 months. But there is something else at play in Bogles documentary: I fear that it inadvertently speaks to the ongoing gender heist in Australian art. The house and its views over Lavender Bay are an important link to his most awarded and popular works. The awards included two Archibald Prizes, three Wynne Prizes, and two Sir John Sulman Prizes, some of which were painted at Walker Street. Brett Whiteley's house and visual curtilage at 1 Walker Street is of state significance for research potential as it is likely to reveal more information about Brett Whiteley's life and art, to reveal more about the genesis of his paintings and to assist in the ongoing discussion and assessment of his contribution to Australian art. The regressive idea of the great male genius is still very prevalent in the national psyche. Sell with Artsy Artist Series 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. Brett Whiteley was born in 1939 and studied at the Julian Ashton School in 1957-59. In 1978 he was again awarded the Archibald Prize for "Art, life and the other thing" (1978) and the Sir John Sulman Prize for "The yellow nude" (1978). 1974 Modifications by Brett and Wendy Whiteley include: Tower and attic level, internal walls removed and planning opened up; enclosed verandas re-opened, enlargement and enclosure of the southern verandas and creation of studio space, new windows, floor boards and entries, 1978 Dressing room and bathroom on the first floor adjacent to the kitchen, 1992 Wendy Whiteley commenced restoration of the adjoining RailCorp land into a garden, 1999 Ground floor studio made more accessible, reorganisation of the laundry and enlargement of the kitchen. 1 Walker Street is at the lower south western end of the group of five Federation style houses overlooking Clark Park and Lavender Bay. and special offers! The Australian Digital + Weekend Paper Subscription costs $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $48 billed every 4 weeks. [1], In addition, the brick viaduct at the end of Walker Street reserve and Quibaree Park, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, parts of Circular Quay and Luna Park are all occasionally featured. He won the Art Gallery of NSW Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes several times, and his artistic career was bolstered by his celebrity status in Australia and overseas. Brett Whiteley, AO was an Australian artist. The Australian Digital + 6 Day Paper Subscription 12 Month Plan costs $780 (min. [1][7], A well-publicised drug charge in Fiji saw the Whiteleys' permanent return to Australia. The Whiteley painting with Menzies Catherine Baxendale and Justin Turner. The Whiteleys bought the house in 1974 and began converting it back into a single dwelling, knocking down walls to open up the living space, installing arches and eventually adding a distinctive tower. He had many shows in his career, and lived and painted extensively in Italy, England, Fiji and the United States. Some internal walls have been removed to allow Whiteley to work in the sitting room level as well as the studio level. Brett Whiteleys painting Henris Armchair, from his Lavender Bay series, has sold at auction for $6.136m. The idyllic bay provided both inspiration and a haven for a bohemian counter-culture to thrive in a socially and politically turbulent time. You already have a current subscription with us. The land incorporating Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden is now subdivided from the rest of the RailCorp land. Weekend Paper is for The Weekend Australian delivered on a Saturday. He painted Woman in bath (1963) as part of a series of works he was doing of bathroom pictures. It also explains how you can access or seek correction of your personal information, how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with a complaint of that nature. Brett Whiteley Australia, England 07 Apr 1939 - 15 Jun 1992 Artist profile Details Other Title Sydney by night [title used at acquisition] Date 1975 Media category Painting Materials used oil on canvas Dimensions 203.5 x 364.5 cm stretcher; 210.9 x 372.2 x 6.3 cm frame Signature & date See www.theaustralian.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. As well as being his family home and studio, the house, its setting and views inspired a substantial body of award-winning and influential works of art including paintings, works on paper and installations. "They used to empty everything into it and it stank! We sit at the table, opposite each other, a tape recorder and a microphone between us, and I begin by saying that I don't want to start with Brett. Brett Whiteley. In his own words, he described Lavender Bay as "my repeating theme - a subject I will always go back to until I die". 35. The attic tower has windows on all sides and the adjacent gable end has been glazed for the Attic bedroom. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt. [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.