Brett Whiteley drawings

by Lou Klepac

Published 2014 RRP $120 Hardcover 220 pages 290 x 280 mm ISBN 9780646923574 Distributed by Peribo

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Brett Whiteley drawings includes 180 of his most important drawings, from early views made as a student to the last series of works made in Paris in 1989, before his untimely death.

He was an indefatigable draughtsman, putting great energy into his drawings and they stand alone as a vital part of his oeuvre; they are the essence of Brett Whiteley. 


The book includes an essay by Lou Klepac about the drawings and quotes from the artist’s notebooks. 

The purpose of drawing is to make freshness permanent. Out of billions of seconds of futility, occasionally, sparks of the life force are immutably held forever.

Brett Whiteley.

The deluxe edition.

The Brett Whiteley book also is available as a special deluxe edition limited to 25 copies.

Each copy comes in a slipcase and includes an original linocut print, The Wave by Brett Whiteley, the work is signed verso by Wendy Whiteley.