Modernist 1978 Untitled #9 John Beard 1943 London Australia Abstract Painting
$ 49500.00
Up for consideration is a large Abstract painting by listed London, Australian
artist John Beard (1943-). The painting is signed twice on verso and titled "Untitled #9". It measures approximately 47.75" X 47.75 inches and sports a thin wooden slat frame. The Art work can be characterized as being a sort of thick collaged layered and heavily textured work that appears to be built up on the canvas. According to the artist's web site that is exactly what the Artist did during 1978 of which he did a series of untitled pieces that were square in format and represented a type of build up of layers that evolved during the series from simulated collage work without the cutting and pasting while experimenting with the properties of the paint itself and possibly wax. Then as he went on to do works after the #4 he moved away from imagery and dabbled in transparency and various ways of applying paint. Please reference John Beard (About the Works 1965-1985 " for example, Untitled (1978), Untitled 2 (1978) and Untitled 4 (1978). These works combine elements of drawing, painting, found images, cut and torn edges: elementary explorations of the possibilities of the material he is using, including the objectification of the gesture. In Untitled 2, for example, layers of collage seem to have been torn back to reveal an archaeology of imagery. Untitled 4 moves away from collage per se but it involves an investigation into various ways of applying paint: finding its natural limits and tendencies to opacity or trans- parency, to stay where it is put or to pour off the edge in runs from the black bar bisecting the composition. These runs are a given property of wet paint but they also suggest an event observed in the external world. This is very much an exercise in understanding the materiality of his medium and in layering imagery, something that Beard pursues throughout his work."If one looks in the historical record one will come across his "Adraga 81 which is dated 1995 and measured 98.3" x 98.3" square sold for a staggering $53,960. The work is shown in the last photo...one can see the similarities.The piece is in excellent condition with light signs of wear. It represents one of his early works...a similar work Labelled ADRAGA If you have any questions concerns or something to share please message me. Buyer pays shipping. Best Regards,JohnJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987
artist John Beard (1943-). The painting is signed twice on verso and titled "Untitled #9". It measures approximately 47.75" X 47.75 inches and sports a thin wooden slat frame. The Art work can be characterized as being a sort of thick collaged layered and heavily textured work that appears to be built up on the canvas. According to the artist's web site that is exactly what the Artist did during 1978 of which he did a series of untitled pieces that were square in format and represented a type of build up of layers that evolved during the series from simulated collage work without the cutting and pasting while experimenting with the properties of the paint itself and possibly wax. Then as he went on to do works after the #4 he moved away from imagery and dabbled in transparency and various ways of applying paint. Please reference John Beard (About the Works 1965-1985 " for example, Untitled (1978), Untitled 2 (1978) and Untitled 4 (1978). These works combine elements of drawing, painting, found images, cut and torn edges: elementary explorations of the possibilities of the material he is using, including the objectification of the gesture. In Untitled 2, for example, layers of collage seem to have been torn back to reveal an archaeology of imagery. Untitled 4 moves away from collage per se but it involves an investigation into various ways of applying paint: finding its natural limits and tendencies to opacity or trans- parency, to stay where it is put or to pour off the edge in runs from the black bar bisecting the composition. These runs are a given property of wet paint but they also suggest an event observed in the external world. This is very much an exercise in understanding the materiality of his medium and in layering imagery, something that Beard pursues throughout his work."If one looks in the historical record one will come across his "Adraga 81 which is dated 1995 and measured 98.3" x 98.3" square sold for a staggering $53,960. The work is shown in the last photo...one can see the similarities.The piece is in excellent condition with light signs of wear. It represents one of his early works...a similar work Labelled ADRAGA If you have any questions concerns or something to share please message me. Buyer pays shipping. Best Regards,JohnJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987
