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About Brett Whiteley

Australian · 1939–1992

Australian[1] painter who swept all three major Australian prizes in 1978[1] and was the youngest artist to have work acquired by the Tate Gallery, in 1961.

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Most worksNational Gallery of Victoria, NGV International · 5 works
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  • Who was Brett Whiteley?
    Brett Whiteley was an Australian[1] artist who became the youngest living artist to have work acquired by the Tate Gallery in 1961[1]. He won the Biennale de Paris international prize for young artists in 1962. His Surry Hills studio is now a public museum.
  • What is Brett Whiteley known for?
    Brett Whiteley is known for winning all three of Australia's major prizes simultaneously in 1978[1]: the Archibald, the Wynne, and the Sulman. He won the Archibald twice (1976 and 1978), the Wynne three times (1977, 1978, 1984), and the Sulman twice (1976 and 1978). No other Australian[1] painter has matched this achievement.
  • What was Brett Whiteley's art style?
    His style evolved rapidly across the 1960s and 1970s, absorbing influences from Bacon, Matisse, and Eastern calligraphy into a dense, gestural painting language. Sydney Harbour became his recurring subject from the mid-1970s, most distinctly in *The Jacaranda Tree (On Sydney Harbour)* (1977[1]), its compressed calligraphic lines containing the whole geometry of the view.

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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Brett Whiteley's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Brett Whiteley Used for: biography.
  2. [2] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
  3. [3] book guggenheim-australianvision00wald Used for: biography.
  4. [4] book Martin Gascoigne, Rosalie Gascoigne: A Catalogue Raisonné Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.

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