Brett Whiteley 'Self Portrait, One of a Dozen Glimpses 1983 (Another Way of Looking at Vincent Van Gogh)' printmaking an artist herself who sadly

an artist herself who sadly

Collage has been used by modernist artists to bring the world into unexpected combinations

Dimensions: 25 x 30 cm

Framed dimensions: 61 x 52 x 4

Brett Whiteley 'Self Portrait, One of a Dozen Glimpses 1983 (Another Way of Looking at Vincent Van Gogh)' printmaking an artist herself who sadlyWhen Brett Whiteley was thirteen years old, he found a tiny book on Vincent Van Gogh lying on the floor of St Stephens Church in Bathurst. The moment was catalytic. Despite existing in a time and place far removed from rural New South Wales, he immediately resonated with Van Gogh. Like the latter, Whiteley perceived the world with a unique intensity he identified as expandingness. In this work, Whiteley pays homage to his artistic hero. Almost