Drawings : Portraiture

"Susan White is constantly sketching from everyday life and it is from the many sketchbooks that she first extracts the material for her compositions." (A. Wernig, Munich, 1980)

The artist works in a variety of drawing media: pen and ink, ballpoint, brush, crayon, chalk, pastel, conté, and charcoal. Recently she has developed mixed media techniques in silverpoint and goldpoint.

"Capturing the essence in line alone is for me the purest form of expression."

Grid view
List view
Portraiture
37 Works to view
37 Works to view
Portraiture:
  • The Invalid 1987
    aka The Invalid (Brian sick)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    51.0 x 38.0 cm
    D-1987
  • Stephen in dressing gown, watching TV 1980
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.8 x 53.5 cm
    T-1980
  • Stephen practising violin 2 1980
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.0 x 47.8 cm
    D-1980
  • Stephen practising violin 3 1980
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.0 x 47.8 cm
    D-1980
  • Stephen practising violin 1 1980
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.0 x 47.8 cm
    D-1980
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 28 1979
    (five views, horns in background)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    24.1 x 33.6 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 29 1979
    (five views)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    24.1 x 33.6 cm
    D-1979
  • Three Cellists, Münchner Philharmoniker (J. Eggebrecht right) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink
    17.0 x 23.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 24 1979
    (back view with string players)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    17.0 x 23.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 14 1979
    (swaying to music)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    23.0 x 17.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 25 1979
    (both hands descending)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    17.0 x 23.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 15 1979
    (forward gestures, softer passage)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    23.0 x 17.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 18 1979
    (tutti, arms raised)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    17.0 x 23.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 13 1979
    (knitted brow)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    23.0 x 17.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Sergiu Celibidache conducting Münchner Philharmoniker 16 1979
    (profile expressive)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    23.0 x 17.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Woman in Bavarian Hat 1979
    pencil
    24.0 x 32.0 cm
    D-1979
  • Brian writing 2 (at table) 1978
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.8 x 53.4 cm
    D-1978
  • Brian reading letters 1978
    drafting pen, brown ink
    41.9 x 30.0 cm
    D-1978
  • Michaela relaxing 1978
    charcoal
    55.0 x 75.3 cm
    D-1978
  • Michaela in profile 1977
    aka Michaela
    charcoal (glassine)
    35.5 x 27.4 cm
    D-1977
  • 3-year-old Stephen 1971
    pencil
    37.9 x 27.5 cm
    D-1971
  • Baby Paul dreaming 1966 circa
    pencil
    37.8 x 27.7 cm
    D-1966-c
  • Baby Paul seated 1 1966
    black ballpoint pen
    37.7 x 27.6 cm
    D-1966
  • Baby Paul eating banana 1966
    brush, raw umber
    37.9 x 27.8 cm
    D-1966
  • Baby Michaela sleeping 1966
    black ballpoint pen
    27.4 (l) - 27.5 (r) x 37.8 cm
    D-1966
  • Baby Michaela at 8 months 1965
    pencil
    22.0 x 20.0 cm
    D-1965
  • Baby Paul sleeping 1965
    aka Drawing of Baby Paul
    black ballpoint pen
    25.7 (25.1 cm circ. perf.) x 35.6 cm
    D-1965
  • Baby Michaela's hand (splayed fingers) 1964
    brush, black ink and wash
    9.6-10.0 x 14.9-15.1 cm (irreg.)
    D-1964
  • Baby Michaela, heads and hands, few weeks old 1964
    pencil
    27.7 x 20.1 - 20.2 cm
    D-1964
  • Baby Michaela (two heads and hands) 1964
    pencil
    26.6 - 26.8 x 27.6 cm
    D-1964
  • Baby Michaela from above 1964
    pencil
    27.7 x 23.6 - 23.7 cm
    D-1964
  • Brother Bill smiling 1961
    pencil
    36.2-36.3 x 26.8 cm
    D-1961
  • Bill 1960
    aka Brother Bill sleeping
    pencil
    26.0 x 37.0 cm
    D-1960
  • Dad reading, smoking cigarette 1960
    crayon
    37.2 x 27.3 cm
    D-1960
  • Henry Gibbons, Tired (Principal, Julian Ashton Art School 1960
    brown crayon
    33.7 x 20.8 cm
    D-1960-9
  • Aboriginal girl (model at SASA) 1959
    pencil
    36.4 x 26.9 cm
    D-1959
  • Gilf, Yvonne Gilford, Erudina Station via Yunta SA 1958
    (last week at school)
    pencil
    36.5 x 27.0 cm
    D-1958

Drawings : Portraiture 37 Works
Drawings : Portraiture 37 Works

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