Untitled [A192] (c.1974-76) [W/P]



Synthetic polymer paint and ink on paper, 56 x 76 (sheet)
State Library of Victoria [MS 14217/1/1725]

This work, previously known only through a reproduction in the artist’s archive, and listed then as Untitled [archive slide #13] (c.1974-76) [W/P], came to light in 2020, in a folder of Arkley’s early drawings (mostly student works).

It is clearly related to extant examples, notably Untitled [W47] (c.1974-76) [W/P]. Here, though, the splashed ink at the left is particularly prominent.

= ‘White’ W/P cat.no.226 [previous no.208]

Provenance

  • artist’s collection (no.A192)
  • private collection, Melbourne
  • State Library of Victoria (gift of the Estate of Howard Arkley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2021)