CreatorTony ColeingTitleUntitledDate1964MediumOil paint on boardDimensionsH. 295mm x W. 452mm x D. 25mmArtist StatementTony Coleing lived in London from 1963 to 1967. In his first two years in England, he experimented with abstract painting influenced by artists such as Nicolas De Stael, William Scott, Ben Nicholson and others.
‘Untitled’ (1964) is an example of this early interest in abstraction. Coleing’s experimentation with abstraction lasted for a few years but it didn’t sustain his interest.
A lot of the works created in London were destroyed, especially the larger works, before Coleing returned to Australia in 1967. There are some photographic records from this period, however, ‘Untitled’ (1964) is one of a small number of paintings that Coleing brought back to Australia.Accession NumberG2024.9.1Credit LineDonated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Tony Coleing and Shayne HigsonAccess AdviceFor research purposes only. No reproduction without permission of Yarrila Arts and Museum.
