Brett Whiteley, To Yirrawalla, 1972

Oil, ink, collage, charcoal, wasp, stuffed platypus, stones, plaster, stick and plastic on board, 182 x 162.6 x 6 cm; signed and dated 1.r. in black ink 'Brett Whiteley/Aug/Sept/1972'

Inscriptions: 1.r. in black ink 'To Yirrawalla/from Brett Whiteley/Aug/Sept/1972', u.r. in black ink 'There is a rumour/which threatens to take on a preportion [sic] of a myth that Yirrawalla/ the purest painter Australia has ever produced/ can tell the age of a small rock/ by infinitely gently touching it/ with his index finger/ and quite simply../ going back/ in/ down/ time'

Exhibited: Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 1977, Cat 10. Bonython Gallery, Sydney, 1975. Orange Regional gallery, Orange, NSW, 1990, Cat 2

Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased by the New South Wales State Government 1994, transferred to the Gallery 1998.