Lot 6: JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 Pantomime 1988-1994 oil on canvas 91 x 137 cm Lot 16: John Brack 1920-1999 WE, US, THEM 1983 pen and ink, watercolour and gouacheLot 14: John Brack 1920-1999 JOURNEY 1980 oil on canvas In this second portrait (in the Art Gallery of NSW collection), Williams appears more relaxed, sitting comfortably, fingers pointed towards the diary in which he recorded his work.

The spindly table legs and revolving chair emphasise his bulk, lending Williams a monumentality that matched his confident self-possession as a mature painter and influence on his peers.In 1957 Brack advertised in a newspaper for a model, with the intention of painting a series of nudes. Remembered as an iconic figure of Australian and world art scene of the 20th century, one of the many actions that made him regarded as such is his decision to stay in Australia when many of his colleagues decided to visit Europe.

Brack made a large number of paintings, drawings and lithographs depicting the nude posed in spartan and confined studio environments featuring sloping wooden floors and minimal, functional furnishings. My Invaluable AUD150,000 - AUD250,000 Sellers Lot 13: JOHN BRACK , (1920 – 1999), YELLOW LEGS, 1969 , oil on canvas Brack was interested in the cycle of life and found transitional stages such as adolescence enigmatic and unknowable to him, an adult.John Brack (1920–99) was one of the most significant Australian realists of the post-war period. All Rights Reserved.Lot 27: JOHN BRACK (1920 - 1999) Offset Lithograph Print "Latin American Grand Final" 51cm x 62.5cm 83cm x 98cm A realist painter of modern urban life, John Brack emerged during the 1950s in Melbourne as an artist of singular originality and independence. With his practice divided in periods and themes, scattered across various topics are AUD1,000,000 - AUD1,400,000 In his first portrait of Williams (which is now in the Art Gallery of South Australia), Brack depicted his friend close-up, leaning forward as if looking impatiently towards his future. Brack forged the iconography of a decade on canvas as sharply as Barry Humphries did on stage." Focused on her conversation, she is unselfconscious in the urgency of the moment, in which the act of communicating is presented as strained and isolating.Barry Humphries in the character of Mrs Everage takes a couple of compositional cues from the Reynolds portrait, including voluminous drapery and outstretched arms, but here the comparison ends. AUD120,000 - AUD160,000 Embracing the craft at the age of 17, he possessed something far more valuable that made him an aspiring creator - a brilliant mind. Shop window displays – including those of a local commercial kitchen supplier and a medical equipment store – became a key subject for Brack in the 1960s. Humphries’ cheeky gaze and over-the-top costuming remind us of his satirical intent in creating this outlandish character of post-war suburban respectability.Barbara Blackman – poet, music patron and muse – modelled for a number of artists in 1950s Melbourne including her husband Charles Blackman, Joy Hester and both John and Helen Brack. He painted his friend Fred Williams twice, first in 1958 and again more than 20 years later. AUD800,000 - AUD1,200,000 Description: JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 Pantomime 1988-1994 oil on canvas signed and dated 'John Brack 1988/94' lower right 91 x 137 cm PROVENANCE Mr John Brack, Melbourne The Estate of John Brack, Melbourne Australian & International Fine Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 2 September 2003, lot 48, illustrated Mr John Symond AM, Sydney, acquired from the above EXHIBITED John Brack: Recent … Keywords This suggests it was made quickly and with confidence for its own sake, rather than as a carefully considered composition destined to be developed into a painting – such as the drawing We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Gallery stands, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.Update from the Gallery regarding COVID-19This is the dining table of the Brack’s suburban Melbourne home, recently vacated by the family after breakfast.

According to one critic, Brack's early works captured the idiosyncrasies of their time "more powerfully and succinctly than any Australian artist before or since. Please enter a valid email address (name@host.com) A drab brown coat takes on a strange biomorphic form as it rests on an adjoining chair. Although he had served during the war in Australia, he was not aware of the full extent of Nazi depravities until afterwards. Brack forged the iconography of a decade on canvas as sharply as Barry Humphries did on stage." Giving an insight to the modern life in Australia during the second part of the 20th century, his paintings are more than just visual representations of the era - they’re personal, often humorously depicted comments on the situation that echoed throughout the world, making Brack an iconic Australian artist.We aim at providing better value for money than most.In order for any person’s name to become a part of history in any given field, they need to push the boundaries that have been set beforehand and do things differently than they have been done thus far. Brack saw himself working within a long tradition of art-making and many of his works allude to great historical paintings. John Brack 1920-1999 OUTING 1978 oil on canvas signed and dated John Brack 1978 lower right 89 X 130CM Estimate: $280,000 - $380,000 #sothebysView artworks for sale by Brack, John John Brack (368, Australian).

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