Lot 30

In very good condition, with no visible faults to report. Well framed with only minor marks to frame. Overall size 98 x 113cm.


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Melbourne Art Exchange, Melbourne 1984
Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 5 June 2018, lot 34
Private collection, Melbourne

Criss Canning, Melbourne Art Exchange, Melbourne, 29 November 1984
Kalianthi, The Art of Criss Canning, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, 9 February - 13 May 2007 (label verso)

Thomas, D., Canning: The Pursuit of Beauty, Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, 2020, p. 26, 320
"By 1984 her exhibition at Melbourne Art Exchange her works showed an increased interest in interiors as well as still life flower paintings, the numbers, including landscapes, being spread evenly. The major interiors featured an historic old pub at Birregurra on the way to Apollo Bay. The pub had been converted into a home by a new owner who was delighted to have Criss set up her easel and paint. The several results included "Sitting Room at Birregurra" and "Welcome", with its wealth of Victoriana and a cosy, warm fire." (p. 27, David Thomas)