Lot 30
Arthur's Pass, Otira Gorge c.1877
oil on canvas
unsigned
George Rowney & Co. maker's stamp verso
51 x 78cm
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
There is craquelure throughout, however no significant losses of pigment have occurred. Under UV light, there are no areas that flouresce however there is a patch from a previous repair visible verso. Therefore any restoration work has not been done recently.
House in a period frame, possibly original, in very good condition.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Probably The Seventh Exhibition of the Victorian Academy of Arts, held in the Academy's New Building, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, 17 March 1877, cat. no.12
Selected Australian Works of Art, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 19 October - 6 November 1981, cat. no. 14
Annual Collectors' Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 1 October - 8 November, 2008
The Painted Vision: 1840 - 1963, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 3 October - 30 November 2009
Resale Royalty and the Collector, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 11 August 2010 - 18 September 2010
Probably The Academy of Arts Exhibition, Argus, Melbourne, 17 March 1877, p.8
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8325
6:30pm - 3 September 2019
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney
Thursday 15 August, 10am - 8pm
Friday 16 - Sunday 18 August, 10am-4pm
Viewing in Melbourne
Wednesday 28 August, 9am- 8pm
Thursday 29 August - Sunday 1 September, 10am-4pm
Auction is at 6:30pm Tuesday 3 September
CONTACT
Summer Masters
summer.masters@leonardjoel.com.au
SIMILAR ITEMS
Lot 19
PAUL HENRY (Irish, 1877-1958) Turf Stacks in Connemara oil on canvas
Estimate: $60,000-80,000
Lot 59
PENLEIGH BOYD (1890-1923) (Noon, Port Hacking) 1922 oil on canvas
Estimate: $25,000-35,000
Lot 104
KEITH ALEXANDER (South African, 1946–1998) Near Sesriem c.1982 oil on canvas
Estimate: $15,000-25,000
Lot 68
RUPERT BUNNY (1864-1947) Allegory of the Harvest c.1904 oil on canvas
Estimate: $18,000-24,000