{"product_id":"josonia-jo-palaitis-australian-b-1949-rocks-on-the-beach-1988","title":"JOSONIA (JO) PALAITIS (AUSTRALIAN, B. 1949) Rocks on the Beach, 1988","description":"\u003cp\u003eJOSONIA (JO) PALAITIS (AUSTRALIAN, B. 1949)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocks on the Beach, 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esigned and dated 'PALAITIS 88' (lower right)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewatercolour on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 1\/8 x 19 1\/4 in. (36 x 49 cm.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExecuted in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Collection, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtists Studio St Leonards (label Verso)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosenwax (Mona Vale, NSW), storage label verso (Ref: 170 \/ 507991).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist's studio label verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Collection, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(label Verso)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLot Essay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown primarily for her mastery of portraiture and her ability to capture the nuance of the human form, Josonia Palaitis demonstrates a different facet of her technical precision in Rocks on the Beach. Executed in 1988, this watercolour departs from the strict realism of her public commissions, opting instead for a stylized, almost architectural exploration of the Australian coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist Bio: Josonia (Jo) Palaitis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosonia Palaitis is a distinguished Australian contemporary artist whose career spans over five decades. She is most renowned for her high-profile portraiture, characterised by an extraordinary level of detail and psychological depth. Her work is held in prestigious national collections, including the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, which houses her notable portraits of figures such as John Howard and Glenn McGrath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalaitis was a frequent finalist in the Archibald Prize, winning the People’s Choice Award in 1995 for her portrait of Bill Leak. While her public reputation is anchored in oil portraiture, her private practice often explores landscape and still life through watercolour and drawing, where she applies the same rigorous observation to the natural world that she does to the human face. She continues to live and work in Sydney, maintaining a reputation as one of the country's preeminent realist painters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Circa20","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52944019063106,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/9271\/8658\/files\/josonia-jo-palaitis-australian-b-1949-rocks-on-the-beach-1988-bazaa-designer-vintage-and-antique-furniture-2922770.jpg?v=1776903068","url":"https:\/\/bazaa.com.au\/products\/josonia-jo-palaitis-australian-b-1949-rocks-on-the-beach-1988","provider":"Bazaa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}