Brett Whiteley, Self Portrait in the Studio, 1976

Oil, collage, hair on canvas, 200.5 x 259cm; signed and dated 1.r. in black ink 'brett whiteley/ 1975-76'

Inscriptions: verso 1.r. of a painting within compostition 'brett whiteley/ 1975-76/ Lavender Bay/ Studio'. Inscribed verso u.c. in black felt-tip "SELF PORTRAIT IN THE STUDIO"/ (THE EASTER PURPOSE TRADITION)/ brett Whiteley/ 1975-76/ Lavender Bay/'

Exhibited: 'Archibald, Wynne, Sulman' exhibition, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, awarded Archibald Prize 1976. 'Archibald Retrospective Exhibition', S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 1985

Literature: McGrath 1979, pp.204-5 (illus). Terry 1984, p.177. Hergenhan 1992. McGrath 1992. Tesoriero and Nilson 1993, p.23. Alland and darby 1991, p.8