Lot 10

Work has been subject to recent restorative work. Mild cracking in the paint is still visible, canvas has been stabilised by the restorer and has been relined. Overall size 48 x 68cm


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The Collection of Mr and Mrs Charles Ruwolt, New South Wales
The Collection of Claude Ruwolt
The Collection of Louise Ruwolt, Victoria

In the current offerings, scenes of Australian pastoral life (W. B. McInnes), famous European and English bridges and buildings (Will Ashton's Paris and Sydney Long's Houses of Parliament), and beach excursions (Robert Johnson and B. E. Minns) stand out. The American, Audley Dean Nichols (1875-1941) became famous for his hazy images of the wild west tamed. His Arizona 1927 is representative of the 'Purple Mountain School', an American equivalent to the Australian pastoral idyll.

Rodney James