Untitled [W18] 1975 [W/P]



Synthetic polymer paint and ink on paper, 46 x 71.5 (sheet)
Signed and dated in pencil, l.r., below image: ‘Howard Arkley 75’; also signed and dated on verso
Private collection, Melbourne

Here, the two contrasting fields contain, respectively, a grid pattern, and a series of black circles, either solid colour or roughly sprayed. The inscription may suggest that the work was exhibited prior to the artist’s death.

Arkley’s archive includes a slide showing most of the right-hand half of the sheet.

= ‘White’ W/P cat.no.274 [previous no.249]

Untitled [W58] 1975 [W/P] is a closely similar drawing, on a slightly larger sheet.

Provenance

  • artist’s collection (no.W18)

Exhibited

  • HA Yellamundie, Sydney, 12/23-3/24 (ill.), as ‘Untitled (249)’
  • HA 1301SW, Sydney, Feb.-March 2024