Numbers by medium - Brett Whiteley. 1939-92 Australia

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	The Heroin Clock 2 1981 Two clocks mounted in a Perspex box, signed dated and inscribed verso: especially reproduced for Clive Evatt, 'The Heroin Clock 2' 1981 brett whiteley/ 24/october 1981/ (19th Century Hands)/ about the authorship of idea of this art object.../ it would aesthetically be wrong to add even a studio signature stamp to the front. even initials./ it should be checked that the red second hands are in exact sinc [sic] all the time or the picture is false./ 'The Heroin Clock 2' is not a moral statement, a discription [sic] of destruction a glimpse of evil or any of that sort of thing./ it is more like a scientific matter of fact - a visual equasion [sic], a comparasion [sic] if you like, of addiction to non-addition [sic]. (But it should be noted that this object should produce a feeling of anxiety.), stamped verso with artist's monogram, 27.5 x 46.5 x 6.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***

Two clocks mounted in a Perspex box, signed dated and inscribed verso: especially reproduced for Clive Evatt, 'The Heroin Clock 2' 1981 brett whiteley/ 24/october 1981/ (19th Century Hands)/ about the authorship of idea of this art object.../ it would aesthetically be wrong to add even a studio signature stamp to the front. even initials./ it should be checked that the red second hands are in exact sinc [sic] all the time or the picture is false./ 'The Heroin Clock 2' is not a moral statement, a discription [sic] of destruction a glimpse of evil or any of that sort of thing./ it is more like a scientific matter of fact - a visual equasion [sic], a comparasion [sic] if you like, of addiction to non-addition [sic]. (But it should be noted that this object should produce a feeling of anxiety.), stamped verso with artist's monogram, 27.5 x 46.5 x 6.5 cm

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Brett Whiteley Australia, 1939-92

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The Heroin Clock 2 1981

Brett Whiteley Australia, 1939-92

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The Heroin Clock 2 1981

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