George Gittoes 'Consumption' erotic Few gifts are as thought-provoking

Few gifts are as thought-provoking

The combination of draughtsmanship and permanence gives the work both intimacy and authority

the Hotel Kennedy Suite is represented in the public collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

are a rare find for bibliophiles or collectors with an interest in Australian printmaking of the interwar period

George Gittoes 'Consumption' erotic Few gifts are as thought-provokingGeorge Gittoes, an Australian artist, filmmaker and political activist, has led an extraordinary life. In 1970, he helped establish the Yellow House Artist Collective, a bohemian institution in Sydney inspired by Vincent van Goghs artist commune and the British Arts Lab movement of the late 1960s. After departing the commune, Gittoes settled in Bundeena using it as a base for his travels to regions including Rwanda, Afghanistan and Cambodia, where he