On the Shoulders of Giants Exhibition
The On the Shoulders of Giants exhibition ran at the Outré Galleries in Australia in 2006, in Melbourne from April 22nd to May 23rd, and in Sydney from April 29th to May 28th. Josh Agle created nineteen original paintings in homage to famous artists from the past, plus one painting of Rose Seidler’s House.
Melbourne
The fourteen original acrylic and vinyl paint on wood panel paintings at the Outré Gallery in Melbourne are recreations of famous historic images reimagined in Josh Agle’s inimitable style.
| Details | Josh Agle Painting | Original Historic Painting |
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| Collins St. 5:00pm (after Brack) Size: 35″ x 24″ |
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| The Conservatory (after Matisse) Size: 15″ x 19″ |
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| Les Damoiselles D’Avignon (after Picasso) Size: 24″ x 22″ |
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| The Dream (after Rousseau) Size: 36″ x 24″ |
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| La Grande Odalisque #1 (after Ingres) Size: 18″ x 11″ |
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| The Old Guitarist (after Picasso) Size: 22″ x 11″ |
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| Picasso et Francine Gilot (after Robert Capa) Size: 16″ x 10″ |
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| The Potato Eaters (after Van Gogh) Size: 19″ x 14″ |
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| The Sleeping Gypsy (after Rousseau) Size: 16″ x 12″ |
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| Studio Quai St. Michel (after Matisse) Size: 29″ x 22″ |
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| Two Sisters on the Terrace (after Renoir) Size: 15″ x 11″ |
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| Watson And The Shark #2 (after Copley) Size: 26″ x 22″ |
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| Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (after Gauguin) Size: 48″ x 21″ |
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| The Absinthe Drinker (after Degas) Size: 11″ x 15″ |
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The show print for the Melbourne edition of the On The Shoulders of Giants exhibition was called The Elegant Thief. This 14-color serigraph print measures 30″ by 19″ and is hand signed and numbered in a limited edition of 250.
Sydney
Five of the six original acrylic and vinyl paint on wood panel paintings at the Outré Gallery in Sydney are further recreations of famous historic images reimagined again in Josh Agle’s style. The sixth shows Rose Seidler’s House, iconic mid-century modern architecture.
| Details | Josh Agle Painting | Original Historic Painting |
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| Christina’s World (after Wyeth) Size: 19″ x 26″ |
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| Odalisque: Harmony In Red (after Matisse) Size: 22″ x 14″ |
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| Watson And The Shark #1 (after Copley) Size: 26″ x 22″ |
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| Varua Na Te Parua Ino (The Devil’s Words) (after Gauguin) Size: 13″ x 10″ |
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| La Grande Odalisque #2 (after Ingres) Size: 18″ x 11″ |
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| Rose Seidler’s House (N/A) Size: 33″ x 16″ |
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The show print for the Sydney edition of the On The Shoulders of Giants exhibition was called Rose Seidler’s House. This 8-color serigraph print measures 35″ by 21″ and is hand signed and numbered in a limited edition of 195. Note that the original was shown at the exhibition (as shown above).
The Rose Seidler House was designed by Harry Seidler for his parents in the style of Staatliches Bauhaus. The house in Wahroonga, a suburb of Sydney, was completed in 1950. The site overlooks the Ku-Ring-Gai Chase reserve and at the time was remotely situated, it is now a museum managed by Sydney Living Museums. The Rose Seidler’s House painting and print show a view of the inside area with fireplace looking out onto the sundeck and mural. The painting Christina’s World also features the Rose Seidler’s House, this time a distant exterior view.
Seen Again?
The Potato Eaters (after Van Gogh) in June 2014 – auctioned by Lawson-Menzies for $5891:
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