Please note: This work is currently on Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia until 30 June 2024. Works purchased online will be delivered during July following the return of the work from AGWA exhibition Dorothy Erickson: Più di Cinquanta.
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Brooch/pendant on neckring: 18ct gold, aquamarine, blue topaz on steel multi-strand neckring with 18ct bayonet gold catch.
Approx. dimensions: 150 x 160 x 25 mm
Life in the sparkling waters around Australian coasts is the source for this work. The swaying tendrils of sea anemones, light glinting on waves, the darting of fish and the swirls of currents are a few of the triggers which have led to this collection. The colours and combinations possible in today’s gemstones stimulated me to think again with a painter’s eye. The glorious colours of the reef life are reflected in the choice of stones such as aquamarine for the water and carnelian, tourmaline, peridot, amethyst, garnet and citrine for the sea life. The series introduces tremblant motion to evoke the movement of underwater life. ~ Dorothy Erickson, 2024
Collections
Dorothy Erickson’s jewellery is held in Australian and International Public Collections including:
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
Curtin University, Perth, WA
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
The South Australian Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
The Powerhouse Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, NSW
Methodist Ladies College, Claremont, Perth, WA
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
Inge Asenbaum Collection, Dallas Museum of Art, USA
Wendy Ramshaw Collection, London, UK
Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Swiss National Museum Zurich, Switzerland
National Fine Arts Museum, Valletta, Malta.