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Lot 87

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)
Abstract c.1938
oil on repurposed advertising board
inscribed verso: Newcastle
incised verso: ld Hats/ AHEAD
26 x 34cm

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000

Sold for $2,400

Overall fair condition consistent with age. Dark surface spots, especially right hand side. Minor pin sized hole and abrasion far upper right corner.
Framed, with moderate wear to the frame, overall size 34 x 42cm.


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Sir Sidney Nolan
By inheritance to his widow, Lady Nolan
The Estate of Lady Nolan, UK


Nolan, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle and National British tour, March - November 1961, probably cat. no. 4, titled 'Painting' 1938


Nolan worked at Fayrefield Hats in Melbourne until 1937 and appropriated materials from their design department for some of his earliest paintings.

© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved. DACS/Copyright Agency, 2024

Sidney Nolan - Narratives & the Natural World

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8732
6:00pm - 19 February 2024
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING
Friday 16 - Sunday 18 February, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra NSW
Dickerson Gallery, 34 Queen St, Woollahra NSW


CONTACT
Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au


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