Vincent, ca. 1968 / collage by Martin Sharp

ML 1384

fonds

ca.1971

Graphic Materials, Paintings

455732

1 painting - collage - visible image 75.6 x 50.2 cm, in frame 84.6 x 59.4 cm (face of frame is painted gold)

Copyright status:: Life of creator plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Martin Sharp
Rights and Restrictions Information:: All commercial use of works by Martin Sharp should be referred to his nominated copyright collecting agency - VISCOPY.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Martin Sharp

The collage is composed from painted paper cuttings, predominantly yellow and pink, and colour reproductions of flower photographs and van Gogh self-portraits. The name "Vincent" is applied in collage across the lower part of the composition in yellow letters with black shading. In a "thought balloon" emanating from van Gogh's self-portrait is transcribed an excerpt from a letter written at Arles in 1888: "i have a terrible lucity at moments, when nature is so glorious in those days I am hardly concious of myself and the picture comes to me like in a dream ..." [spelling as in artwork].

It is unclear when this collage was made, but it appears to be the original design for a poster published by Big O Posters Ltd in London in 1968 (see National Gallery of Australia collections database).

It had apparently hung in the Yellow House, in Macleay Street, Potts Point. It was given to the vendor by Martin Sharp, around 1972, as the Yellow House was dissolving.

Reference:
Library correspondence file (Curator's file notes)

Signed "SHARP" in black lettering along lower edge, right of centre