Collection of Frank Watters, Sydney;
his sale, Shapiro's, Sydney, 25/3/2019
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John Peart
(Untitled - Pink and Green Geometric), c. 1967
SOLD
oil on canvas
92.00 x 92.00
unsigned
Provenance:
Note:
Very briefly - 1967-68 - Peart explored geometric abstraction, of which the above is a rare example. In July 1967 at Watters Gallery, he exhibited large, monochromatic, four panel, shaped paintings each comprising three arms of varying length spreading out from a central triangle (one of which is also included in this exhibition). Whilst we have the titles from the show (recorded at the time by John Stringer), sadly, we can’t match these to the individual works. However, the titles do give a glimpse of his intentions: Fold Point, Turn Sharp, Sharp Shoot, Shoot Sharp, Fold Sharp, Shoot Point, Turn Shoot - themes explored in the jagged geometry of pink, brown and green forms of this painting which, may be an exploratory precursor to the shaped works, or alternatively a return to the square format of the minimalist works later shown in The Field exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1968.
Further works by the Artist
(Title not known)
John Peart
c. 2007 - 2012
acrylic on canvas, 177.00 x 238.00
Price: $30,000
Since its establishment in 1984, the Charles Nodrum Gallery’s exhibition program embraces a diversity of media and styles - from painting, sculpture & works on paper to graphics and photography; from figurative, geometric, gestural, surrealist & social comment to installation & conceptually based work.