James Whitington 'Ren III' nudes

James Whitington 'Ren III' nudesJames Whitington is a master printmaker and artist whose work moves fluidly between the figurative and the abstract. His etching 'Ren III' is a striking example of this approach: driven by a fascination with gestural mark making, the composition unfolds as a series of infinite illusions a landscape suggested, a body or face emerging, a gust of wind passing through. Informed by decades of technical expertise, Whitingtons marks possess both precision

he immersed himself in the legend

monochrome washes where the subject seems on the brink of disappearing

Many of his works

oil and cold wax media on canvas

titled and signed 'Rigby' in lower margin

becoming the first artist to be nominated for the Archibald Prize with a portrait created entirely out of stencils

he and his family immigrated to Australia in 1937 to escape anti-semitism

The work was inspired by the crown which adorns the Regal Theatre in Subiaco

Image Size: 17 x 24 cm

intuitive and infinitely imaginative

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it sees the sea in new light