
Stieg Persson: History Painting
Anna Schwartz Gallery 2006
Born Melbourne, Australia 1959
Lives and works in Melbourne
Stieg Persson has been exhibiting for over three decades with a practice that investigates the possibilities of what painting can do. His early paintings are characterised by a monochromatic palette and flow of mark from arabesque to calligraphy and text, while later works have leaned more towards the abstracted. Persson also incorporates appropriated imagery, Rococo influences and graffiti that he documents in Melbourne. In melding these elements, Persson investigates the free interplay between abstraction and figuration.
Recent exhibitions include Stieg Persson: Polyphonic, Ian Potter Museum of Art (2018); The National: New Australian Art, Museum of Contemporary Art (2017); Painting, More Painting – Chapter 2, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (2016); The Fragonard Room, Anna Schwartz Gallery (2014); Theatre of the World, La Maison Rouge, Paris (2013); Melbourne Now, National Gallery of Victoria (2013); Mix Tape 1980s Appropriation, Subculture, Critical Style, National Gallery of Victoria (2013).
Persson’s work is represented in all major Australian collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In 2003 he won the inaugural Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo.
Stieg Persson
Bloom
6th July – 12th August 2023
Anna Schwartz Gallery
Emily Floyd, Stieg Persson
Living Together
12th November 2022 – 12th February 2023
Bendigo Art Gallery
Peter Tyndall, Jenny Watson, Stieg Persson, John Nixon
Light & Darkness:Late modernism and the Power Collection
10th January – 27th November 2022
Chau Chak Wing Museum
Stieg Persson
The Fragonard Room
3rd July – 9th August 2014
Anna Schwartz Gallery
Stieg Persson
1st – 5th August 2012
Melbourne Art Fair
Stieg Persson
Crypsis
18th November – 18th December 2010
Anna Schwartz Gallery
Stieg Persson
Works On Paper
19th November – 19th December 2009
Anna Schwartz Gallery
Stieg Persson
Old Europe
19th November – 28th December 2008
Anna Schwartz Gallery Carriageworks
Stieg Persson
History Painting
1st – 25th November 2006
Anna Schwartz Gallery
Stieg Persson
The Fall
5th – 27th March 2004
Anna Schwartz Gallery
Stieg Persson
Air-Conditioned Supermarket, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Operating Thetan, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Mushroom Painting, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Oxen of the Sun, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
News, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Banquets Ghost, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Deuteronomy 14:21, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Modernist, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Be Mindful, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Happy Clapper, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Blutwurst, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Good on paper, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Parmageddon, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Peanut Butter Soup, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Modern Australian, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Milk of the Mother, 2023
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Steak and Cake, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
The Bait of Eve, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Gaudeamus Igitur, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Trouts Culponed, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Balaclava, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Prawn Cocktail, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Fail safe, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Cannibal Steak, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Laestrygonians, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Atomic, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
La Cucina Povera, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
St Emilion, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Starwine, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Blinkers On, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Wine Dark Sea, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Melons, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Germany, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Oyster Eyes, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
French Nude, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Try the Veal, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Eggs Berlioz, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Venetian Plating, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Sankta Lucia, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Meat and Three Veg, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Links of love, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Titus Andronicus, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Bone Broth, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Bread and Butter, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Red hot, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Revolution, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
God Bless America, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
St John of God, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
A Vat of Silver, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Bodies of Christ, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
St Agatha, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Crisp, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Corpse of milk, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Wellness Peebles, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Mr Leopold Bloom, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Last Meal, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Salt Beef, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Coeur d’agneau, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Sleeping St Joesph, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Polanski’s Macbeth, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
St Michael, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Duck Rabbit Problem, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Hyperlocal, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Hector le Poulet, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
St Anthony, 2022
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
The Clouds, 2021
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Viva Viva, 2021
watercolour on paper
76cm x 55 cm
Photo: Christian Capurro
Stieg Persson
Chestnuts and Walnuts, 2015
oil on linen
183 x 229 cm
Stieg Persson
Cumulus, 2014
oil on linen
153 x 127 cm
Stieg Persson
Untitled 1, 2014
ink on paper
113 x 83 cm (framed)
Stieg Persson
Rabbits with Prunes, 2013
oil on linen
122 x 112 cm
Stieg Persson
Aromatherapy, 2013
oil on linen
122 x 122 cm
Stieg Persson
Diluvium, 2012
oil on metallic paint on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Lascivious, 2012
oil and metallic paint on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Loveable, 2012
oil on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Verge, 2012
oil and metallic paint on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Yale, 2012
oil on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Licentious, 2012
oil and metallic paint on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Threshold, 2012
oil and metallic paint on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Passionata, 2012
oil on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
‘Is my Video Viral?’, 2010
oil and metallic paint on linen
229 x 183 cm
Stieg Persson
St. Etienne, 2010
oil on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Harbinger, 2010
oil and metallic paint on linen
183 x 173 cm
Stieg Persson
Little Gerhard, 2008
oil and alkyd resin on linen
122 x 112 cm
Stieg Persson
Untitled, 2006
oil on linen
183 x 168 cm
Stieg Persson
Untitled, 2006
oil on linen
50.8 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Pretty Flower, 2006
oil on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Sebastopol Street by Night, 2006
oil on linen
51 x 46 cm
Stieg Persson
Spooky, 2006
oil and metallic paint on linen
72 x 61 cm
Stieg Persson
FactorVIII, 2005
oil and alkyd resin on linen
122 x 112 cm
Stieg Persson
Domkyrka, 1998
oil on canvas
182.7 x 167.5 cm
Stieg Persson
Untitled, 1997
oil on canvas
50.7 x 45.5 cm
Stieg Persson
Untitled, 1997
oil on cotton duck
30.5 x 30.5 cm
Stieg Persson
Untitled III, 1997
oil on cotton duck
61 x 46.5 cm
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