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Basil Hetzel
Basil Hetzel
Basil Hetzel

Basil Hetzel, 2007-2008

Mark Kimber
Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Mrs Diana Ramsay AO 2008

Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

eX de Medici
Portrait, watercolour on paper

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Get Wet Series
Get Wet Series
Get Wet Series

Get Wet Series, 1979

Paul Worstead
Portrait, five screenprints on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Test #1 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #1 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #1 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

Test #1 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

eX de Medici
Portrait, mangrove bark pigment on vellum

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

eX de Medici
Portrait, watercolour, gouache, mangrove bark dye with alum on vellum

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

eX de Medici
Portrait, mangrove reduced bark dye (no alum) on unsanded vellum

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

eX de Medici
Portrait, watercolour, gouache, mangrove bark pigment with alum on vellum

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

eX de Medici
Portrait, mangrove bark pigment and pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Matcham Skipper
Matcham Skipper
Matcham Skipper

Matcham Skipper, 1963

Mark Strizic
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Self portrait with pin-up
Self portrait with pin-up
Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up, 1965

Richard Larter
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and alkyd resin on composition board

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

David Campese II
David Campese II
David Campese II

David Campese II, 2000

Paul Newton
Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Norma Redpath
Norma Redpath
Norma Redpath

Norma Redpath, 1964

Mark Strizic
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Sir Charles Moses
Sir Charles Moses
Sir Charles Moses

Sir Charles Moses, 1968

Mark Strizic
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Inge King
Inge King
Inge King

Inge King, 1968

Mark Strizic
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Douglas Frew Waterhouse
Douglas Frew Waterhouse
Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse, 2003

Robyn Stacey
Portrait, lenticular photograph

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

Gloves off (Tom Uren)
Gloves off (Tom Uren)
Gloves off (Tom Uren)

Gloves off (Tom Uren), 1996

Ralph Heimans AM
Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

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