Australian (b. 1957)
Time (2009)
Hand-drawn lithograph
29.5cm by 29cm
Edition of 40
Signed and dated ‘Clinch ’09’ lower right
Provenance:
Robert Clinch, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited:
‘Solitary Perspectives‘, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, 2009 (another example)
‘Lithographs, Drawings & Egg Tempera‘, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 2009 (another example)
‘Themes & Variations‘, Manningham Gallery, City of Manningham, 2010 (another example)
‘Robert Clinch‘, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 2011 (another example)
‘Parallel Lines; Recent work by Robert Clinch and Peter Serwan‘, Riddoch Gallery, Mt Gambier, 2011 (another example)
‘Robert Clinch: Fanfare for the common man‘, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat; Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong, 2013 (another example)
‘Robert Clinch: Sounds of Silence‘, The National Museum in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland, 2014 (another example)
Related work:
‘Time‘ (1996), Egg tempera on board, 25cm by 14.5cm, Private Collection
‘Time’ marks an important milestone in Clinch’s career as it was the painting of the same name and subject that was the first ever egg tempera painting that the artist had completed in 1996. In this later rendition, Clinch has returned to the theme, but has altered the composition. This allegorical work explores the passage of time and the human presence. The clock tower peering through the smashed window is a more literal representation of the passage of time, but the desolate building with damaged weatherboards and sprouting weeds is more subtle. The composition is anchored by a central immaculate conch shell. Clinch’s works often challenge the destructive and polluting impact of the human species, and here the incongruous shell points to nature’s perseverance.