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Thomas Balfour Garrett
'Search' — Australian Romanticism

c. 1910

About the Item

Thomas Balfour Garrett, 'Search', monotype in colors, c. 1910, a unique impression. Signed and titled in pencil. A superb, painterly impression with fresh colors, on off-white, wove paper, with margins (1 3/8 to 2 inches). Scattered very pale glue and ink stains in the margins, mostly well away from the image, otherwise in very good condition. Image size 10 5/16 x 9 13/16 inches; sheet size 9 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Australian artist Thomas Balfour Garrett (1879-1952) began his art career after becoming disenchanted with his work as a minister of religion in Melbourne for what he perceived as the institutionalization of the church. Moving to Sydney to pursue his painting practice, he exhibited for the first time in 1929 at the age of fifty to receive wide recognition for his lyrical, romantic landscapes. Garrett continued to show regularly in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide and became well known for his painterly, atmospheric monotype prints. Monotype employs the technique of painting on a glass or metal plate and applying the painted matrix onto paper. Garrett refined the method to his exacting standards, regularly adding oil paints to the watercolor or ink conventionally used in monotypes to achieve the qualities of depth and light for which his finely nuanced prints were acclaimed. Garrett remained loyal to his romantic impressionist vision in the face of the development of modernist genres in Australia throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the National Gallery of Victoria hold Garrett’s work in their collections.
  • Creator:
    Thomas Balfour Garrett (1879 - 1952)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1910
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.32 in (26.22 cm)Width: 9.82 in (24.95 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1029201stDibs: LU53237433582
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