Lot 12
Massacre of the Innocents 1956
wax enamel and oil on masonite
signed and dated lower left: Elwyn Lynn 1956
titled on label verso
90.5 x 121cm (109.5 x 140cm framed)
Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
Overall surface dirt and some areas of foxing, slice and associated loss to lower right edge, slice to central right edge, the frame with abrasions and paint loss to angles and separation to lower right corner join.
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The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection, Sydney
New Directions 1952-1962, The Lewers Bequest & Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Emu Plains, 16 August - 29 September 1991, cat. no. 27 (label verso)
This painting was Lynn's entry into The Blake Prize, 1956, Art Gallery of New South Wales (label verso)
© Elwyn Lynn/Copyright Agency, 2024
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8735
2:00pm - 4 June 2024
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 31 May - Sun 2 Jun, 10am - 4pm
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