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38 50 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Untitled 1969 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Joel Elenberg 1969 114.5 x 89.5cm PROVENANCE Gift from the artist to Wendy Lea, thence by descent $700–1,000 51 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Rubicon River 1973 watercolour signed and dated lower right: Joel Elenberg 73 100.5 x 75.5cm EXHIBITED Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1973, cat. no. 30 $500–800 50 © Joel Elenberg. Courtesy of the Joel Elenberg Estate Joel Elenberg (1948-1980) Joel Elenberg was a self-taught artist whose work is shrouded within a miasma of morbidity, influenced by his lived experiences and generational trauma. His fascination with the macabre burgeoned from an early age. He grew up in Carlton North where the family neighbour was an undertaker. He recalled peeking over the fence as a child to watch people being embalmed. He had an inquisitive mind and was well read, particularly about the Holocaust, in which family members had been killed. As a teenager he was rebellious and clever. Leaving home at 14 he drifted for a time, hitch-hiking and living hand-to-mouth. He had no formal academic education, however Elenberg, a tenacious student on his own terms, could talk his way into anything. He worked as an industrial chemist in Sydney for a time in order to learn about pigments and evaluating colour. ‘Elenberg taught himself to paint and used to grind his own pigments. He lasted only two days at art school after getting in a fight with the director on the front lawn.’ From Elenberg's perspective the world was a rich melange of fear, isolation and violence. He was in Israel in 1967 working at a kibbutz when he witnessed the lead up to the 6 day war, saying “It was really an incredible thing to wander round the streets at that time, observing the whole brutal transience of life.” This personal observation of man's inhumanity influenced his work upon returning to Australia. His first exhibition in 1969 at Australian Galleries drew considerable attention as a talented new young artist with agency. His drawings and paintings lay bare mans primordial darkness, unflinching and direct. Lots 50, 52, 53, 54 & 55 hark from this time in the artists oeuvre where Elenberg showcases his superior natural draftsmanship bolstered by a unique visual language which was raw and unrestrained. Joel Elenberg carved his own path within the lens that he saw the world, constantly experimenting and refining his work to reflect his inner experience. In his 32 years upon this earth, he produced an esteemed body of work that remains powerful to behold. Sadly his early departure left the Australian art world deprived of his refreshingly honest and direct perspective of human mortality. 1. Wilson, Ashleigh, & Whiteley, Brett & Text Publishing. 2016, Brett Whiteley; Art, Life and the Oher Thing, The Test Publishing Company, Melbourne, 2016 2. Harry Marks, ‘Breaking Through’ The Saturday Review, The Age, Melbourne, 9th October, 1971
39 © Joel Elenberg. Courtesy of the Joel Elenberg Estate 52 © Joel Elenberg. Courtesy of the Joel Elenberg Estate 53 52 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Untitled 1968 mixed media and methylated spirits on paper laid down on board signed and dated lower right: Joel Elenberg 1968 78 x 62.5cm PROVENANCE Gift from the artist to Wendy Lea, thence by descent $400–600 53 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Untitled 1968 mixed media on paper on board signed and dated lower centre: Joel Elenberg 1968 90 x 58.5cm PROVENANCE Gift from the artist to Wendy Lea, thence by descent $500–800 54 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Untitled 1968 mixed media on paper signed and dated lower right: Joel Elenberg 1968 58.5 x 36.5cm PROVENANCE Gift from the artist to Wendy Lea, thence by descent $400–600 55 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Untitled 1968 mixed media on paper signed and dated lower right: Joel Elenberg 68 58.5 x 40cm PROVENANCE Gift from the artist to Wendy Lea, thence by descent $400–600 56 JOEL ELENBERG (1948-1980) Untitled 1972 etching signed, dated and editioned on margin: Joel Elenberg 72 6/7 25.5 x 29.5cm PROVENANCE Gift from the artist to Wendy Lea, thence by descent EXHIBITED Joel Elenberg, Ewing Gallery, Melbourne, March, 1973 $200–400
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