Brett Whiteley 'The Back of the Asylum, St Remy (Another Way of Looking at Vincent Van Gogh)' nudes 'Untitled (Terrace Assembly)' 1973

'Untitled (Terrace Assembly)' 1973

Annigoni’s extraordinary ability to capture likeness and psychological presence is fully evident here

Decades and continents apart

A charming and rich work

Brett Whiteley 'The Back of the Asylum, St Remy (Another Way of Looking at Vincent Van Gogh)' nudes 'Untitled (Terrace Assembly)' 1973When 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. It also,