implements (1976– Pencils and pens (1981– Mannequins (1989–90) The Art of John Brack by Sasha Grishin includes a catalogue raisonné of his work to 1990. The catalogue for the exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art in 2000 includes works to 1994. Exhibitions and auctions A major retrospective exhibition of Brack's work opened at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on 24 August 2007, National Portrait Gallery, Old Parliament House, 24 August 2007 – 18 November 2007. the last major exhibition for the gallery before its relocation. Brack's widow, Helen Maudsley, an artist in her own right, attended the opening and commented that Brack was not concerned with the social standing of the sitter, but rather the artistic merit of their participation in the piece. Brack's painting The Bar sold for $3.2 million in April 2006, while in May 2007 his painting The Old Time sold for $3.36 million at auction in Sydney, a record for a painting by an Australian artist. 2020 'Laughing Child' (1958) was scheduled for auction in Sydney on 24 June 2020. It is a portrait of the artist's daughter Charlotte, aged four and is described as "one of Australian art's most compelling representations of childhood". 2009 John Brack: Retrospective Exhibition, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia 2006–2007 'The Nude in the Art of John Brack', MacClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Langwarrin 1999 'John Brack – Inside and Outside', works in the N.G.A. collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 1998 'John Brack and Fred Williams', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 1987–88 'John Brack – A Retrospective', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 1981 'Drawings, 1945–79', Monash University Gallery, Melbourne 1977 'Paintings and Drawings, 1945–77', Australian National University 1977 'Selected Paintings, 1947–77', Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Gallery, Melbourne See also Australian art Notes and references Further reading Grishin, Sasha (1990) The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne 2 Vols. (illustrated) (v. 1); (v. 2) Hoff, Ursula, Robert Lindsay and Patrick McCaughey (1987) John Brack A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Millar, Ron John Brack, (1971) Lansdowne Press Melbourne. . External links Self-portrait 1955 John Brack at the Art Gallery of New South Wales The Sewing Machine 1955 at Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. John Brack at OnlyMelbourne Images of John Brack's prints at Prints and Printmaking . 1920 births 1999 deaths Artists from Melbourne Australian printmakers 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists