' "[Found] It!" replied the mouse rather sharply [crossly]' (from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 3) (1980-81)

Markus Lüpertz

oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

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Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Dimensions:

100 x 81 cm

Accession Number:

124.1984

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1983

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Waddington Galleries, London by Alan Bowness (1928-2021), for the Contemporary Art Society, 3 November 1981; presented to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1984

Relationship:

Alan Bowness Waddington Custot (Waddington Galleries), London Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

"...Lüpertz’ tendency to crowd together the colours of his dark palette makes the pictures (literally) more obscure than is necessary; number 42, “Found it,” the Mouse replied rather crossly, with its Beckmannesque crown, flying Easter egg, and early Clyfford Still effects, lightens and varies the palette slightly and restores confidence in his abilities as a colourist. Yet style in itself is scarcely the main issue...." - Stuart Morgan Art Forum Review of Lupertz at Waddington Gallery, 1982

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