- 78
James Gleeson
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 AUD
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Description
- James Gleeson
- THE SPRINGBOARD
- Signed and dated Gleeson '84 (lower left); signed and titled THE SPRINGBOARD James Gleeson (on reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 60 by 90.5cm
Provenance
Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
Condition
This work is on its original stretcher and has not been lined. It is in good original condition, with no visible defects.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work was finished on 20 December 1984, it is no. 37 in James Gleeson's catalogue that began, as Lou Klepac notes, 'On 24 August 1983 he completed Reef, and numbered it No. 1 with the obvious intention that it would be the first of a series of works, the product of his new life as a full time painter.'1 The Springboard was painted immediately after the work Soiree Apocalyptica, in the collection of the Queensland Art Gallery and it is from the same 1983-86 period of large paintings documented in Lou Klepac's James Gleeson, Landscapes out of Nature.2
1.Lou Klepac, Peregian Codex. James Gleeson, Sydney: The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2008, p. 18
2. Lou Klepac, James Gleeson, Landscapes out of Nature, Sydney: The Beagle Press, 1987