John Peart 'Fable I' george bell circle

John Peart 'Fable I' george bell circleThis rare original graphic from the 1970 s is by one of Australia s most respected and influential abstract artists, John Peart. Driven by experimentation, Peart' s oeuvre was varied and marked by a continual evolution rather than any fixed style. After initial success as a 'Field' artist in the late 1960s, Peart evolved his practice towards minimalism and then later, to a style specifically inspired by Australia. His life was was a spiritual quest

Polymer paint and ink wash on paper

Bursting with life yet embedded in an urgent context

Elegant and achingly beautiful

Like Dorothy and Toto from ‘The Wizard of Oz’

harvesting crops amoungst the tall leaves

A full suite of 'The James Joyce House of the Dead' is represented in the collection of the British Museum

Framed light wear

This lovely drawing is from the Blackman family’s private collection and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity

Beard won the Welsh National Art Scholarship and proceeded to study at the Royal College of Art in London

his work is acclaimed for its deep understanding of the human condition

guided protectively by the mysterious hand

Reaching across the cosmic and mundane