Lot 82
(Cellist)
oil on board
signed lower right: Mary E Courier
123 x 87cm
Estimate $800 - $1,500
Private collection, Melbourne
Mary McLeish studied in Melbourne and Paris, where she took inspiration from European Expressionist painting.
There is limited information on Mary's career, although she is recorded as an Archibald Prize Finalist in 1950,1951, 1959, and 1966.
Mary married fellow artist Jack Courier in the late 1960's and thence became Mary Courier.
Women Artists: 1900 - 1960
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8199
2:00pm - 12 October 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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