Lot 52
Valley of the Murchison 1880
oil on canvas on board
signed and dated lower left: W C. Piguenit / 1880
titled on exhibition label verso
44 x 79cm
Estimate $18,000 - $25,000
The Artist
Thence by descent
The Collection of Emma Mary and John Gidley Fleming
Thence by descent
The Collection of Hilda Irene Fleming and Charles William Harris
Thence by descent
The Collection of Marjorie Clare and Robert David Fitzgerald
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne
W. C. Piguenit 1836-1914: Retrospective, Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 16 December 1992 - 14 February 1993, cat. no. 12 (label verso) touring:
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 March - 25 April 1993
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 13 May - 4 July 1993
Brown, T., William Charles Piguenit, Monochrome Oil Paintings and Gouache, Watercolour, and Ink Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonne, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, version 1, 21 December 2012, cat. no. 10:1880, p. 13
Launceston Examiner, Tasmania, 10 March 1880, p. 2 (accompanied by the original hand-written statement by the artist for publishing)
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8672
6:00pm - 21 March 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 17 - Sunday 19 March, 10am - 4pm
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 March, by appointment
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Olivia Fuller
olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au
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