Menzies, Important Australian & International Art , Melbourne, 20 Nov 2024, No. of Lots: 123

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101 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Adelaide Woman, 1964

Oil on paper, signed lower right: Nolan. dated lower left: 9-4-64. dated and inscribed verso: Adelaide Woman/ 9-4-64. Provenance: Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland. Private collection. Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 30 July 1997, lot 22. Private collection, Melbourne., 63.5 x 51 cm
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102 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Central Australia IV, 1966

Oil and crayon on paper, signed and dated lower centre: nolan/ 23.7.66. signed and dated verso: Nolan/ 23 July/ 1966. Provenance: Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso). Private collection, Sydney . Exhibited: Sidney Nolan Hong Kong Exhibition, Wagner Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994, cat.5 (label attached verso), 51 x 75 cm 		*** ***
103 Click here to view image Juniper, Robert Litchfield (Bob)

Tracks in a Landscape, 2010

Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed and dated lower right: Juniper/ '10, Nyaania Creek Graphics, Perth, label attached verso, 92 x 122 cm 		*** ***
104 Click here to view image Rees, Lloyd Frederic

Derwent River and South Arm, c1979

Pencil and watercolour on paper, 43 x 61.5 cm 		*** ***
105 Click here to view image Kingston, Peter

The Leveret, 1994

Oil on canvas, signed with initials and dated lower right: Pk/ 94-06. inscribed verso: The Rabbit [crossed through] Leveret = Hare.. Provenance: Gift from the artist, private collection, New Zealand. Exhibited: Peter Kingston: Recent Work, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 14 May - 14 June 1995, cat.11 (label attached verso, stock no.21729), 61.5 x 66.5 cm
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106 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

A Quiet Time of Day at Shoalhaven

Oil on board, signed lower right: Arthur Boyd, 29 x 16.5 cm 		*** ***
107 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Starsigns

Oil on paper on board, signed lower left: Blackman, 48.5 x 73 cm 		*** ***
108 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Spring Bouquet

Oil on canvas, signed upper right: Blackman. bears inscription on stretcher verso: Spring Bouquet . Provenance: Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney., 110.5 x 90.5 cm
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109 Click here to view image Crooke, Ray Austin

Fiji Interior

Oil on board, signed lower left: R. Crooke. bears inscription verso: Fiji Interior. Provenance: Private collection. Company collection, Sydney. Private collection, Brisbane., 51 x 40 cm
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110 Click here to view image Crooke, Ray Austin

In the Shade of the Palms

Oil on linen, signed lower left: R Crooke, 45.5 x 61 cm 		*** ***
111 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Gallipoli, c1965

Oil on paper, signed lower right: Nolan, 61.5 x 49 cm 		*** ***
112 Click here to view image Whiteley, Brett

Baboon, 1975-76

Ink on paper from artist's notebook, signed and dated lower right: brett whiteley 76. dated lower right: 2/2/75. bears inscription verso: 9.431 30. stamped lower right with artist's monogram. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired c1984. References: McGrath, S., Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1979, cat.66 (illus. pp.68, 224). Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.7, p.375, cat.186.76. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr Kathie Sutherland with cataloguing this work., 35 x 30.5 cm
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113 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

(A Collection of Three Works on Paper), 1955-56

Oil on paper (3), comprising: . (i) (Monkey and Figure) 1955. 30.5 x 25.5 cm; 58.5 x 51 cm (framed). signed and dated lower right: Nolan/ 1955. signed with initial and dated verso: Dec 15th 55./ N.. (ii) (Horned Figure) 1956. 25.5 x 30.5 cm; 53.5 x 56 cm (framed). signed with initial lower left: N.. signed with initial and dated verso: 24-1-56/ N. (iii) Hydra (Figure in Bush) 1956. 30.5 x 25.5 cm; 58.5 x 51 cm (framed). signed with initial lower centre: N.. signed with initial, dated and inscribed verso: 16-1-56./ N. Hydra.. Provenance: Acquired from the artist, private collection, Sydney. Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney. The Estate of Eva Breuer, Sydney. Menzies, Melbourne, 25 June 2015, lots 131, 133 and 184 ((ii) as Untitled (Horned Beast) and (iii) as Hydra). Private collection, Melbourne. Exhibited: (ii) and (iii) Nolan: 1917-1992, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney, 2007, cat.50, 51 (illus. exhibition catalogue, p.75), 30.5 x 25.5 cm (each)
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114 Click here to view image Tucker, Albert Lee

Ibis in Swamp, 1964

Synthetic polymer paint on board, signed and dated lower left: Tucker 64. bears inscription verso: AG490. Provenance: Andrew Ivanyi Galleries, Melbourne. Private collection, Melbourne. Gould Galleries, Sydney. Sir Roderick & Lady Gillian Deane, New Zealand. Exhibited: Albert Tucker, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, April 1964, cat.12 (label fragment attached verso, stock no.AG490). Modern Australian Art: A Collector's Exhibition, Gould Galleries, Sydney, 14 February - 18 March 2001, cat.10. Blue Chip XXV: The Collector's Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 5-29 April 2023, cat.9 (label attached verso, illus. exhibition catalogue). References: Uhl, C., Albert Tucker, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1969, p.104, cat.14.3, 61 x 81 cm 		*** ***
115 Click here to view image Sawrey, Hugh David

The Centre of Attraction, 1969

Oil on canvas, signed lower right: Sawrey. signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher verso: The Centre of Attraction/ Dell Mingo At Boggabilla Rodeo/ New South Wales/ Australia/ April/ 1969/ Hugh Sawrey. Provenance: Gift from the artist, private collection, United States of America, c1970. Leonard Joel, Sydney, 19 September 2010, lot 93. Private collection, Brisbane., 75 x 100.5 cm
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116 Click here to view image Edwards, McLean

Youth, Death and the Maiden, 2007

Oil on canvas, inscribed lower left: 35. signed, dated and inscribed verso: Youth Death and/ The Maiden/ McLean Edwards/ Sydney 2007. Provenance: Gift from the artist, private collection, Sydney, 2007, 152.5 x 152.5 cm
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117 Click here to view image Laity, David

The Great Escape, 2009

Oil on hessian on board, signed and dated verso: Laity/ '09. signed, dated and inscribed verso: The Great Escape/ 85 x 200 cm/ David Laity/ 1958 -/ David Laity. Provenance: Metro Gallery, Melbourne. Private collection, Victoria. Menzies, Melbourne, 25 June 2015, lot 114. Private collection, Melbourne. Exhibited: David Laity: Beautiful Women, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, 6-26 September 2010, 200 x 85 cm 		*** ***
118 Click here to view image Cullen, Adam

Shipwrecked, 2003

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher verso: Adam Cullen 03 Shipwrecked, 183 x 182.5 cm 		*** ***
119 Click here to view image Whiteley, Brett

Lavender Bay Wharf, 1978

Etching, edition: 6/90, signed lower right: brett whiteley. numbered lower left: 6/90. Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne. References: Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1995, p.112, cat.47 (illus. p.55, another example). Sutherland, K., Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné, Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 2020, vol.5, p.103, cat.93P (illus., another example), vol.7, p.825., 60 x 50 cm (image))
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120 Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey (Jeff) Edson

Cable Coils, 2001

Etching and aquatint, edition: Artist's Proof (edition of 80), stamped lower right with facsimile signature: Jeffrey Smart. artist's estate stamp lower left. Provenance: Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane. Private collection, New South Wales. Exhibited: Jeffrey Smart - Recent Paintings, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 4 September - 6 October 2001, cat.34 (illus. exhibition catalogue, another example), 40.5 x 64 cm (image)
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121 Click here to view image Campbell, Cressida

The Verandah, 1987

Colour screenprint, edition: 2/99, signed and dated lower right: Cressida Campbell '87. numbered lower left: 2/99. titled lower centre: The Verandah. Provenance: Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney. Exhibited: Cressida Campbell: Woodblock Prints 1985-1987, Mori Gallery, Sydney, 18 August - 5 September 1987, cat.38 (another example). References: Crayford, P. (ed.), The Woodblock Painting of Cressida Campbell, Public Pictures, Sydney, 2008, p.355, cat.S8701. Related Works: The Verandah 1987, watercolour on incised woodblock, 95 x 59 cm, private collection, Sydney. The Verandah 1987, unique woodblock print, 95 x 59 cm (image), private collection., 94.5 x 58.5 cm (image)
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122 Click here to view image Dupain, Maxwell Spencer (Max)

At Newport, 1952; printed 1970s

Gelatin silver photograph, signed and dated lower right: - Max Dupain '52. inscribed lower left (on mount): At Newport. Provenance: Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney. Exhibited: Max Dupain Retrospective: 1930-1980, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 29 August - 28 September 1980, cat.74 (another example). Three Years On: Acquisitions 1978-1981, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 October - 1 December 1981 (another example). Celebrity Choice - Sam Neill, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 8 January - 8 February 1987 (another example) . Fine and Mostly Sunny: Photographs from the Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 September - 1 December 1991 (another example) . Max Dupain - An Appreciation, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11-30 August 1992 (another example) . Celebrating Paradise: The Artist and the Northern Beaches, 1890-2000, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, 10 December 1999 - 30 January 2000 (another example). A Sunlit Vision: Photographs by Max Dupain, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, 7 October - 26 November 2000; Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria, 22 June - 19 August 2001 (another example). Australia Postwar Photodocumentary, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 June - 8 August 2004 (another example) . Candid Camera: Australian Photography 1950s-1970s, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 28 May - 1 August 2010 (another example). References: Newton, G., Max Dupain Retrospective 1930-1980, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1980, cat.48 (illus. front cover, another example) . Newton, G., 'Photography - Australia, European and American', in Three Years On: A Selection of Acquisitions 1978-1981, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, p.75, cat.18 (illus., another example) . Dupain, M., Max Dupain's Australia, Viking, Victoria, 1986, p.157 (illus., another example) . Dupain, M., White, J. & Moore, D., Max Dupain, Print Room Press, Sydney, 1991 (illus. pl.72, another example). Byron, S., Fine and Mostly Sunny: Photographs from the Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1991, cat.21 (illus., another example) . Roberts, K. & Johnson, H., Celebrating Paradise: The Artist and the Northern Beaches, 1890 to 2000, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, 1999, p.20 (illus., another example) . White, J., Smee, S. & Cawood, M., Dupain's Beaches, Chapter and Verse, Sydney, 2000, p.19 (illus., another example) . White, J. & Moorhouse, F., Dupain's Australia, Chapter and Verse, Sydney, 2003, p.11 (illus., another example) . Bullock, N., Australian Postwar Photodocumentary, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004, n.p. (illus., another example) . Robinson, J., Candid Camera: Australian Photography 1950s-1970s, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2010 (illus. front cover, another example). . Related Works: Other examples of this work are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 30.5 x 34 cm
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123 Click here to view image Morley, Frederick Lewis (Lewis)

Christine Keeler, at Morley's London Studio, 1963; printed later

Gelatin silver photograph, signed lower left: Morley. artist's blindstamp lower right. Provenance: Acquired from the artist, private collection, Sydney. Exhibited: Lewis Morley: Photographer of the Sixties, National Portrait Gallery, London, 15 September 1989 - 7 January 1990 (another example). Lewis Morley: 50 Years of Photography, Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney, 5 July - 10 September 2006 (another example). References: Pepper, T., Lewis Morley: Photographer of the Sixties, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1989, p.17 (illus., another example) . Annear, J., Lewis Morley: 50 Years of Photography, Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney, 2006, pp.10, 113 (illus. p.10, another example). Related Works: Other examples of this work are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Portrait Gallery, London; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. and Yale Center for British Art, Newhaven, 39 x 30 cm (image)
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