FROM THE COLONIAL TO THE PERSONAL - PETER WALKER & MICHAEL REID
Peter Walker and Michael Reid have teamed up for the first time to present an exhibition blending their twin artistic passions; colonial and contemporary art.
EXHIBITION: 23 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2014 Peter Walker Fine Art 101 Walkerville Terrace Walkerville, South Australia 5081 info@peterwalker.com.au
CHRISTIAN THOMPSON Forgiveness of Land, 2012 C-type print 100.0 x 100.0 cm edition of 10 + 2AP Native Instinct series framed
CHRISTIAN THOMPSON Lamenting the Flowers, 2012 C-type print 100.0 x 100.0 cm edition of 10 + 2AP Native Instinct series framed
ABORIGINAL KIMBERLEY STONE HEADS A rare group of Aboriginal Kimberley Stone Heads carved by the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This movement started in the late 1970’s and continued into the early 1980’s with thepatronage of the well known collector Lord McAlpine being a driving force. The imagery varies from realistic to what could be described as primitive natural interpretations of the human face. The heads are carved from sandstone and decorated using paints and natural ochres.
JOAN ROSS Touching other people’s shopping, 2013 Hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper 70 x 39 cm edition 5 + 1 AP
JOAN ROSS M’lady’s Ikebana Room, 2014 Hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper 91 x 71 cm edition 5 + 1 AP
JOAN ROSS We love your sunburnt country, 2014 Hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper 86 x 76 cm edition 5 + 1 AP
JOHN H. CLARK (ENGLISH 1771- 1863) Foreign Field Sports of the Natives Inhabitants of NSW, circa 1813 The rare full Set of ten hand-coloured aquatints with text descriptions.
WILLIAM BUELOW GOULD (1803 – 1853) Myoporum insulare, Betsey Island, Tas., circa 1833 Watercolour A very rare, museum quality work by this highly collectable convict artist.
CATHERINE NELSON Gully, 2013 Pigment print from digital photograph 150.0 x 187.5 cm edition of 2 Expedition
JOSEPH MCGLENNON Kangaroo Study Number 4 , 2011 Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper 120.0 x 120.0 cm AP
JOSEPH MCGLENNON Kangaroo Study Number 5, 2010 Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper 100.0 x 120.0 cm 1/8
JOSEPH MCGLENNON Kangaroo Study Number 8, 2010 Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper 100.0 x 120.0 cm 1/8
JOSEPH MCGLENNON Thylacine Study Number 5, 2013 Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper 100.0 x 120.0 cm 7/8
PETRINA HICKS Lauren with Fruit, 2011 Lightjet print 100 x 100 cm edition of 8 + 1AP from ‘Beautiful Creatures’ framed
PETRINA HICKS Rosemary’s Baby, 2008 Lightjet print 120 x 120 cm edition of 8 +1AP from ‘The Descendants’ framed
JOHN WILLIAM LEWIN (ENGLISH 1770 - ARRIVED AUST 1800 - 1819) Spotted Gross-Beak and White Breasted Honey Sucker, circa 1822 Hand coloured engravings
Christopher Pease Possum Hunter, 2014 Oil on canvas 130 x 200 cm
CHRISTOPHER PEASE Noble Savage One, 2013 Oil on canvas 65 x 100 cm
CHRISTOPHER PEASE Noble Savage Two, 2013 Oil on canvas 65 x 100 cm
PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES OF ABORIGINALS A rare group of 25 glass negatives depicting aborigines in different social situations. The monogram of Detective Walter Lingwood Smith, who was given the job of organising photography for the SA Police force in 1892, is present on several of the slides. Each glass negative measures 8 x 10.5 cm.
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1. HAM DARROCH Glass 2013 gouache on antique bat 32.0 x 36.0 cm
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2. HAM DARROCH Pinwheel 1 (static 2-5) 2014 Gouache on antique bats 41.0 x 90.0 cm
3. HAM DARROCH Aix (triptych) 2014 Gouache on table tennis bats 40.0 x 45.0 cm
4. HAM DARROCH Pinwheel 1 (static 1) 2014 Gouache on antique bat 43.0 x 20.0 cm
VERA COATES Art Exhibition at the Institute Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, circa 1915 Oil on canvas 51 x 36 cm sig lower right This painting depicts an exhibition at the heritage listed building on the corner of Kintore Avenue and North Terrace that is part of the State Library of South Australia. This historically significant painting illustrates an exhibition of the period, with artworks by artists such as James Ashton, and demonstrates how at the time aboriginal works were hung alongside those of the artists of European descendent. The artist Vera Coates was associated with the Royal South Australian Society of Arts.
EXHIBITION: 23 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2014 Peter Walker Fine Art 101 Walkerville Terrace Walkerville, South Australia 5081 info@peterwalker.com.au