John Peart 'Fable IV' animals

John Peart 'Fable IV' animalsThis rare original graphic from the 1970 s is by one of Australia s most respected and influential abstract artists, John Peart. Driven by experimentation, Peart' s oeuvre was varied and marked by a continual evolution rather than any fixed style. After initial success as a 'Field' artist in the late 1960s, Peart evolved his practice towards minimalism and then later, to a style specifically inspired by Australia. His life was was a spiritual quest

Crayon-lithograph

paints with enormous sensuality and feeling — just observe ‘A New Message’

reading and learning

the viewer is left imagining what their topic may be

triple plate etching on paper

the prevailing notion that “the soul of the artist is in the retina”

'Willi Willi' 1987

From an allegory for economic reform

Peppered with humour

he unites new life with new love in a fertile flurry of lines

'Seated Study (The Dreamer)'

Minor tearing on lower left edge