29. Richard Killeen b. 1946
Ace
est. $8,000 - 12,000
Ace
Oil on board
122 x 147.5 cm
Signed, inscribed & dated February 1972 verso
122 x 147.5 cm
est. $8,000 - 12,000
Fetched $5,000
Relative size
Provenance:
Purchased from Petar james Gallery, Auckland 1972
Fletcher Trust Collection
Killeen's first paintings were of stereotyped suburban imagery close in spirit and intention to the work of the American Pop artists who brought imagery drawn from mass media into high art. Already in these works Killeen's tendency to detach images from their surroundings in order to present them as signs rather than representative facts can be seen.
Original artst's label affixed verso