Lot 14
The Wrong Horse 1955
linocut
signed, titled and dated below image: "The Wrong Horse" Eric Thake 1955
14.5 x 19cm (card); 31 x 38cm (frame)
Estimate $800 - $1,000
Gift of the Artist to Mr. Harry Muir
Thence by descent
Acquisitions 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 March - 1 April 1968 (another example)
inscribed inside card: With Best Wishes/ to you both for/ Xmas + the New Year/ ERIC + Grace Thake/ Harry/ I feel rather ashamed for not writing before to thank you for the books. I have read a good many of (Micleles)/ books but not "After You-" yet. He not only writes/ in a very enchanting manner but draws very well into the bargain. "Victoria (Olymfius)" I also found most/ interesting, how things have changed, imagine/ Leighton (Leuig) confronted with a Picasso/ ERIC
Other examples of this print are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; and Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
RELATED WORK:
Eric Thake, Woodblock for 'The Wrong Horse' 1955, woodblock, the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
Prints and Multiples
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8778
6:00pm - 16 April 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 11 - Sun 13 April, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Hannah Ryan, 0435912625
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au
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