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Title

Golden soil, wealth for toil

2004

Artist

Ben Quilty

Australia

01 Sep 1973 –

  • Details

    Date
    2004
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    145.0 x 200.0 cm stretcher
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated top c. verso, ... 2004/ Ben Quilty".

    Credit
    Gift of Margaret Olley 2005
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    17.2005
    Copyright
    © Ben Quilty

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    Works in the collection

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  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Ben Quilty Live !, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 08 May 2009–19 Jul 2009

      Ben Quilty Live !, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 15 Aug 2009–15 Nov 2009

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 6 publications

    • David Hansen, Australian Impressionism, 'National Naturalism', pg. 281-287, Melbourne, 2007, 281.

    • Terry Ingram, The Australian financial review, 'Australian icons on show: Odd lots', pg. 53, Sydney, 07 Oct 2004, 53. Review of exhibition held at Scott Livesey Art Dealer.

    • Jeff Makin, Herald Sun, 'Art buyers hog the Quilty', pg. 97, Port Melbourne, 04 Oct 2004, 97 (illus.). Review of exhibition held at Scott Livesey Art Dealer.

    • Robert Nelson., Age, 'Ben Quilty', Melbourne, 18 Oct 2004. Review of the exhibition 'Beauty rich and rare', held at Scott Livesey.

    • Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Ben Quilty: Beauty, rich and rare, Armadale, 2004, 18, 19 (colour illus.). cat.no. 9; titled 'Golden Soil, Wealth for Toil'; Sold

    • Lisa Slade, Ben Quilty, 'Ben Quilty: we are history', pg. 14-30, Brisbane, 2009, 17 (colour illus.), 22, 134.

Other works by Ben Quilty

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