Untitled [W13 (ii)] (c.1974-76) [W/P]



Synthetic polymer paint, ink and pencil on paper, 56.3 x 38 (sheet)

State Library Victoria [MS 14217/1/1704]

Sprayed horizontals arranged into three columns. Again, there is an obvious relationship with several other ‘white’ drawings, particularly Untitled [A115] (c.1974-76) [W/P].

Exhibited in 1988, with Untitled [W13 (i)] (c.1974-76) [W/P] and Untitled [W14] (c.1974-76) [W/P], as part of Untitled [‘White Painting’]; and source material (1988 and earlier) [W/P]. Preserved in the artist’s studio collection together with Untitled [W13 (i)] (c.1974-76) [W/P], on a single sheet of clear plastic.

= ‘White’ W/P cat.no.187 [previous no.170]

Provenance

  • artist’s collection (W13 [right])
  • P/C Melb.
  • State Library Victoria (gift of the Estate of Howard Arkley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020)

Exhibited

  • ‘HA: Casual Works’, Melbourne & Brisbane 1988: in ‘White Painting’ ensemble