Market Garden, Occupation Road, Kyeemagh / Ken Searle

PXD 1630

fonds

2021

Graphic Materials, Watercolours

9676417

1 watercolour on 4 sheets - 55 x 308 cm - acrylic, pencil

Ken Searle was born in 1951 and grew up around Cooks River. A self-taught artist, he began exhibiting his paintings and drawings in the mid-1970s and, among others, held 20 solo exhibitions at the Watters Gallery, Sydney. His works typically depict suburban and industrial areas of Australian cities including Sydney, Adelaide, Ballarat, Geelong and Broken Hill.

Sources:
Ken Searle. Accessed 18 December 2023. https://www.kensearle.com.au/

Wikipedia. "Ken Searle". Accessed 18 December 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Searle

Exhibited at Rogue Pop-Up Gallery, Redfern, September to October 2023

Watercolour, acrylic and coloured pencil work in 4 sheets depicting the Kyeemagh Market Gardens on Occupation Road, Kyeemagh. This State heritage-listed site is a rare example of a Sydney market garden which is still active and supplying produce. The 4 panels join to create one panoramic image looking south-east directly across the garden towards Occupation Road.

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Ken Searle
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Fourth panel is signed and dated: "KS 2021".

Date taken from information provided by artist / vendor.