Brett Whiteley 'Hullo (Cockatoo)' expressionism She is unaware we are

She is unaware we are watching – lost to the night and music

She superseded the Victorian tradition of the genteel lady amatuer and was instead

Part of the Jungle Chronicles

An edition of 40

Framed Dimensions: 61 x 72 x 3 cm

Brett Whiteley 'Hullo (Cockatoo)' expressionism She is unaware we areBirds recur throughout Brett Whiteleys work. As a child, he would steal eggs from nests and as an adult, paint them in his work. Forever moving around, he often thought of the flight paths of birds, his representations of them tinged with yearning for freedom and domestic stability. Hullo (Cockatoo) is a portrait of Australias most talkative bird, the cockatoo. It knocks at the cage, addressing the viewer with a hullo. From one perspective, it is a