WESTERN MOUSE, 1992

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
29 November 2007
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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 within the wheatbelt of W.A./ restricted areas./ THREATS: habitat destruction, possibly introduced/ predators.
studio stamp upper right

Estimate: 
$35,000 - $45,000
Sold for $38,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 3 - 29 November 2007, Melbourne
Provenance

Christie's, Melbourne, 27 August 2002, lot 175
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

The Australian Democrats 1992 Threatened Species Campaign, Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide, 1992