Brett Whiteley (1939–92) was one of Australia's most successful and popular artists. He was also a quote-generating machine.
‘Art is the thrilling spark that beats death—that's all.’
In 1962 he became the youngest artist to have a work purchased by London's Tate Gallery and, in 1978, he was the first and only person to win the three best-known Australian art prizes in the same year: the Archibald, Sulman, and Wynne. Heroin and drink eroded later years, and he died of an overdose at fifty-three. Luckily:
‘The promise of death is that I won't care or know or think or feel anything, so what happens to my work is completely meaningless.’
Featured artwork: Cemetery in Sicily, 1986, Brett Whiteley.
Breakfast in The Source Restaurant
Priority access to the museum during the museum hours of your stay
Moorilla winery tasting
Wine bar stocked with Moorilla wine and Moo Brew beer (for purchase)
Two bedrooms
Bathrobes
Personal security screen to avoid visitors you don't like
Wifi
Safe
Phone
Daily housekeeping
Shared gym, sauna and heated infinity pool