WESTERN MOUSE, 1992
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Brett Whiteley
(1939 - 1992)
WESTERN MOUSE, 1992
watercolour and ink on paper
97.0 x 63.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: Brett Whiteley 92
signed with artist's monogram lower right: B / W
inscribed lower right: 3 / Western Mouse/ SIZE: 100mm and 53 gms in weight / HABITAT: sandy areas with nature [sic.] vegetation / varying from scrubland to woodland to mallee / STATUS: common with the wheatbelt of W.A / restricted areas. / THREATS: habitat destruction, possibly introduced / predators.
studio stamp upper right
Estimate:
$35,000 - 45,000
Provenance
Christie's, Melbourne, 27 August 2002, lot 175
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 29 November 2007, lot 63
Private collection, Sydney
Exhibited
The Australian Democrats 1992 Threatened Species Campaign, Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide, 1992