Caresse de l'Astre, (circa 1959) by Ian Fairweather

Ian Fairweather

(Scotland, Australia 29 Sep 1891–20 May 1974)

Caresse de l'Astre

Location

Not on display

Further information

"Am sending today one package of paintings ... They are also (mostly) without titles - for they really refer (mostly) to nothing in particular - sort of soliloquies - I suppose will have to come under the heading of abstracts."
- Ian Fairweather 1959

The spiritual aspect of the Chinese aesthetic, which encompasses the idea that a finished work should 'emerge' from the sheet, impressed Fairweather profoundly, and directed his method of making pictures.

'Caresse de l'astre' was painted at Bribie Island off the coast of Brisbane, where Fairweather settled permanently in 1953. Around the middle of the decade, his work began to evolve from clear figuration to being almost completely abstract by 1959-60.

Place of origin

Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia

Year

(circa 1959)

Media

Painting

Medium

gouache on hardboard

Dimensions

73.6 x 97.8cm board; 82.8 x 108.0 x 6.3cm frame

Signature & date

Signed l.r. corner with monogram, black gouache "IF". Not dated.

Credit

Purchased 1959

Accession number

WA8.1959