SYNTHETIC PATTERN, 1978
JONAS BALSAITIS
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
132.0 x 157.5 cm
signed, dated and inscribed with title on stretcher bar verso: Jonas Balsaitis Synthetic Pattern 1978
Probably: Pinacotheca, Melbourne
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
The National Australia Bank Art Collection, acquired from the above in April 1979 (label attached verso)
The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries from the Collection of National Australia Bank, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 15 October – 28 November 1982
The Seventies Exhibition: Selected Paintings from the National Australia Bank Collection, MacLaurin Hall, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 6 September - 1 October 1989, cat. 1
The Seventies: Contemporary Australian Paintings from the National Australia Bank Collection, organised by Regional Galleries Association of New South Wales, New South Wales, cat. 1; and touring, Tamworth City Art Gallery, New South Wales, 24 May – 24 June 1990; Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales, 11 July – 6 August 1990; Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, New South Wales, 17 August – 10 September 1990; Moree Plains Regional Gallery, New South Wales, 3 October – 31 October 1990
Lindsay, R., The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries from the Collection of National Australia Bank, The National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, 1982, pl. 5, p. 18 (illus.)