Lot 83
Italian Landscape c. 1950
oil on canvas on board
unsigned
inscribed lower right: R121
19 x 57cm
Estimate $600 - $800
Academy Arts, Rose Bay NSW (label verso)
Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Coming from a well-to-do family from Sydney, Mitty was fortunate to have the financial ability to explore her artistic ideas freely. Throughout the 1940's and 50's, Mitty lived through Paris, Rome, and Ischia, taking inspiration from the varied European landscapes around her.
Various records of her life paint a vivid picture of a charming, witty, and passionate woman who was loved and feared equally, however this energy did not translate to her artistic drive and her career never realised.
She remained a close friend of both William Dobell and Donald Friend.
Women Artists: 1900 - 1960
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8199
2:00pm - 12 October 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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