Title
The green mountain (Fiji)
1969
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Fiji
- Date
- 1969
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil, collage on cardboard
- Dimensions
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137.0 x 122.0 cm board
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0 - Whole, 140.1 x 125 x 8 cm, perpsex case which encloses artwork whilst in storage
- Credit
- Gift of Patrick White 1979
- Location
- Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
- Accession number
- 7.1979
- Copyright
- © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Brett Whiteley
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 16 exhibitions
Brett Whiteley (1970), Bonython Art Gallery [Sydney], Paddington, Jun 1970–Jul 1970
Three years on: acquisitions 1978-81, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Oct 1981–01 Dec 1981
Twentieth century Australian masterworks from the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Fred Williams Pilbara series from the collection of CRA Limited, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, , 04 Oct 1985–06 Nov 1985
Great gifts, great patrons, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Aug 1994–19 Oct 1994
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 Sep 1995–19 Nov 1995
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 13 Dec 1995–28 Jan 1996
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 22 Feb 1996–08 Apr 1996
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09 May 1996–16 Jun 1996
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Jul 1996–26 Aug 1996
Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 18 Sep 1996–17 Nov 1996
Tangier to Byron Bay: Brett Whiteley's travels 1960-1992 (1999), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 06 Feb 1999–29 Aug 1999
Brett Whiteley - the genius (1999-2000), Bank Art Museum Moree, Moree, 27 Nov 1999–28 Jan 2000
Instantly: Whiteley with words (2000), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 08 Apr 2000–16 Jul 2000
Animals and Birds, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 15 Jun 2002–06 Oct 2002
Whiteley & Rees: more affinities (2006), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 03 Dec 2005–10 Apr 2006
Iconic Whiteley (2009-2010), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12 Sep 2009–22 Aug 2010
Australian modern masterpieces from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, 05 Oct 2011–27 Nov 2011
Australian modern masterpieces from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 10 Dec 2011–04 Mar 2012
Australian Artists in Bali: 1930s to Now, McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, 20 Sep 2015–29 Nov 2015
Brett Whiteley: Other Places (somewhere else), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 11 Dec 2015–08 May 2016
Brett Whiteley: Other Places (somewhere else), Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns, 28 Apr 2017–02 Jul 2017
Brett Whiteley: Other Places (somewhere else), Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Caboolture, 14 Jul 2017–17 Sep 2017
Brett Whiteley: Other Places (somewhere else), Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, Murwillumbah, 29 Sep 2017–03 Dec 2017
Brett Whiteley: Wildlife and other emergencies, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12 Oct 2018–May 2019
Brett Whiteley: Chapters 1959–69, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 24 Aug 2023–2024
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Bibliography
Referenced in 19 publications
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Jonathan Cooper (Editor), Exhibitions events - Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Feb 1999-Mar 1999, 16 (colour illus.).
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Sarah Engledow., White, Whiteley: the portrait of Patrick White by Brett Whiteley, ‘White Whiteley’, Canberra, May 2010. viewed 01.02.2013, http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/exhibition_subsite_whitewhiteley.php
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Janet Hawley, Australian Artists, Australian Birds, 'Legend, Landscape and the Modern Painter', pg. 101-151. (Part III)., North Ryde, 1989, 144 (colour illus.). plate no. 125
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Janet Hawley, Encounters with Australian Artists: The Award-Winning Interviews, 'Brett Whiteley', pg. 33-52, Queensland, 1993, 44 (colour illus.).
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Susan Hayes and Clare Gervasoni, Artistic insights: Australian artists and their diverse use of themes, 'What makes an artist create artworks?', appearing in the chapter titled 'A guide to understanding art', pg. 3-15, Marrickville, 1993, 4 (colour illus.), 4-5.
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Helen Verity Hewitt, Patrick White, painter, manqué: paintings, painters and their influence on his writing, 'White and the Sydney Art World: 2', pg. 84-93, Carlton, 2002, 92, 155.
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Bruce James, Whiteley with words, 'Whiteley with words', pg.2-4, Sydney, 2000, 8.
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Rodney James, Australian artists in Bali: 1930s to now, Langwarrin, 2015, 37 (colour illus.), 66.
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Rodney James, Australian artists in Bali: 1930s to now, 'The first and second wave 1930-1990', pg. 8-38, Langwarrin, 2015, 19, 37 (colour illus.), 66.
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Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, 'America: The Shattered Dream', pg. 85-97, Kensington, 1979, 94, 95 (colour illus.). An abstract titled 'Fiji: The Romantic Dream' appears on pg. 94, work titled 'The most beautiful mountain' and dated 1969.
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Barry Pearce, Tangier to Byron Bay, 'Tangier to Byron Bay - Brett Whiteley's travels 1960-1992', pg. 2-3, Sydney, 1999, cover (colour illus.), 4. cat.no. 5
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Barry Pearce, Three years on: a selection of acquisitions 1978-1981, 'Australian Art', pg. 5-26, Sydney, 1981, 7, 24 (illus.). cat.no. 44
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Barry Pearce and Patrick McCaughey, Twentieth century Australian masterworks from the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Fred Williams Pilbara Series, Tokyo, 1985, 49 (colour illus.). cat.no. 30
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Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, London, 1995, 141 (colour illus.), 231. plate no. 83
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David Shteinman, Philosopher, 'Tribute to a Dionysian Free Spirit. The Brett Whiteley Retrospective', pg. 9-13, Cammeray, (1995-1996), 9-13.
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Jill Sykes (Editor), Look, Sydney, Jun 2007, 43 (colour illus.).
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Jill Sykes, Look, 'Australian moderns: rare uniting of two collections', pg. 26, Sydney, Dec 2011-Jan 2012, 26 (colour illus.).
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The Brett Whiteley Studio, Whiteley & Rees: More affinities, Sydney, 2005, (illus.). List of works
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Judith White, Look, 'The world for a canvas', pg. 14-15, Heidelberg, Feb 1999, 15 (colour illus.).
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