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A SMALL ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL BY AND RELATING TO MARGUERITE MAHOOD, INCLUDING ORIGINAL ART WORK
Various media and dates
Comprising:
— four folded paper Christmas cards hand-made by Marguerite Mahood, one entirely drawn by hand (depicting a possum on a branch) and three hand-coloured linocuts, three with presentation inscriptions from the artist;
— an early photocopy of the typescript of Mahood's 1970 PhD thesis, 'Australian Political Caricature, 1788–1901 – A study of the "Loaded Line" in Colonial Political Propaganda' and a copy of the subsequent published version, 'The Loaded Line – Australian Political Caricature, 1788–1901 (1973);
— a small group of Mahood exhibition handlists;
— a small group of personal correspondence and original photographs;
— a small group of newspaper clippings relating to Mahood.
The largest Christmas card 12 x 16.5cm, folded as a card
Unsold
Lot 12
Various media and dates
Comprising:
— four folded paper Christmas cards hand-made by Marguerite Mahood, one entirely drawn by hand (depicting a possum on a branch) and three hand-coloured linocuts, three with presentation inscriptions from the artist;
— an early photocopy of the typescript of Mahood's 1970 PhD thesis, 'Australian Political Caricature, 1788–1901 – A study of the "Loaded Line" in Colonial Political Propaganda' and a copy of the subsequent published version, 'The Loaded Line – Australian Political Caricature, 1788–1901 (1973);
— a small group of Mahood exhibition handlists;
— a small group of personal correspondence and original photographs;
— a small group of newspaper clippings relating to Mahood.
The largest Christmas card 12 x 16.5cm, folded as a card
Estimate $3,000 - $4,000
The collection of the artist
Thence by descent within the artist's family
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8805
4:00pm - 30 March 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 27 - Sun 29 March, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn, VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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