Lot 257
'Christopher and the Girl' – A study for The Gates of Dawn
Pencil, laid down to a support sheet
Unsigned
The support sheet tipped to a rear endpaper of one of the ten deluxe leather-bound subscriber copies of the facsimile edition of Christian Waller, The Gates of Dawn – A Book made for Young (Golden Arrow Press, Melbourne, 1932) published by Gryphon Books, Melbourne, in 1977 under the aegis of the artist's niece, Klytie Pate; this copy numbered 3 (of the first ten, bound in leather, within the edition of 1,000 otherwise in cloth) and signed below the colophon by Klytie Pate and Richard Griffin, in full red morocco and housed in a gilt-decorated and lettered cloth slipcase
Estimate $700 - $1,000
Albert Ullin (1930–2018), Melbourne, probably acquired from Richard Griffin
Kay Craddock, Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, acquired from the above, circa 2011
Private collection, acquired from the above in 2012
Kay Craddock, Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, reacquired from the above in 2023, Acquired from the above by Terence Lane in December, 2023
This study is preparatory for a tailpiece within the chapter of the book headed 'Christopher'.
The Terence Lane Collection, Part I
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8814
11:00am - 3 May 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Viewing in Carlton by appointment only. Lots 241 - 277 viewing in Hawthorn by appointment only. Bookings via decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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