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NOEL McKENNA
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 AUD
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Description
- Noel McKenna
- CLEAR DAY
- Signed and dated 02 lower right; bears artist's name, title and date on label on the reverse
- Enamel on plywood
- 60 by 69.3 cm
Provenance
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne; purchased from the above
Private collection, Melbourne; purchased from the above
Exhibited
Blue Chip V: The Collectors' Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 4 - 29 March 2003, cat. 1, p. 5, illus.
Catalogue Note
Noel McKenna's paintings of domestic birds, such as Clear Day, depict birds precariously perched in a scene suggesting domesticity and freedom. The solid grey of the cage and bars is contrasted with the blue sky, inviting the viewer to question what world the canary occupies; the inner sanctum of the cage or is the grass always greener on the other side? McKenna's Clear Day depicts a scene of bittersweet ordinariness.