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William Yang (Australian, b.1943).

Patrick White #1 [and] Patrick White, Manoly Lascaris

1988 and 1989. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, each signed, stamped with artist’s chop, editioned 1/10, dated and captioned in ink on image lower left and right, 36.2 x 45.7cm, 45.4 x 36.2cm. Minor creases to edges not affecting image.

Captions read (1) “Patrick White #1, Living Room, Martin Rd, ’88. His black chair was placed in front of the Victor Rubin painting and here he would sit. Because of his osteoporosis his movement was limited. He had a mechanical device, something like a stick with a pair of tongs at the end, and with this he could pick up things from the surrounding tables”; (2) “Patrick White, Manoly Lascaris, Garden, Martin Rd, 1989.”

Provenance: James Fairfax estate. Illustrated in Yang, Patrick White, The Late Years, 1995, pp75, 89.

These images were exhibited at the State Library of NSW for the show William Yang Diaries: A Retrospective Exhibition in 1998.

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Item #CL191-175

Price (AUD): $4,400.00  other currencies