LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil and PVA on canvas

Measurements:

45.87 in. (116.50 cm.) (height) by 36.02 in. (91.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

artist's stamp (lower right); bears inscription '"Taurus with Venus"/Peter Upward/Rowan Gallery' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

Peter Upward is considered to be one of Australia's first abstract expressionist painters, whose works primarily conveyed movement and a calligraphic quality through the vigorous application of paint. He worked in London 1962-1971, where he with the Rowan Gallery

Provenance:

Private collection, UK (acquired from the artist and thence by descent)