Howard Arkley Australian, 1951-1999
Sampler: Formal , 1998
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150 x 120 cm
Copyright The Artist
Signed, dated and inscribed 'Sampler: Formal 1998 / Howard Arkley' verso
Signed, dated and inscribed 'Sampler: Formal 1998 / Howard Arkley' verso
Provenance
One of four related paintings (including Contemporary, Modern, and Traditional), first shown in Arkley's 'Sampling' exhibition at Tolarno in November 1998, and sourced from Arkley's copy of Gold's 1976 interior decorator book. According to the artist's catalogue raisonee, three other paintings are still extant in other private collections across Australia, some of them having been exhibited at Heide.Howard Arkley, Melbourne
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 4 July 1999.
Exhibitions
Howard Arkley, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 28 November - 24 December 1998, no. 3.Literature
Ashley Crawford and Ray Edgar, Spray: The Work of Howard Arkley (rev. ed.), Craftsman House, Sydney, 2001, p. 136 (illustrated)John Gregory, Arkley Works: Howard Arkley Online Catalogue Raisonne, www.arkleyworks.com, (illustrated)