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Lot 31

LESLEY DUMBRELL (born 1941)
Snakes and Ladders 1979
wool, linen, cotton, silk, lurex and rayon tapestry
woven Victorian Tapestry Workshop insignia lower right
woven by Sara Lindsay, Merrill Dumbrell, Alan Holland, Cresside Collette
181 x 235cm

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold for $26,000

Work is in overall very good condition. A very minor mark is seen to the centre left. Some fading is present, consistent with age and display.


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The Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne (tapestry no. 79/3)
The National Australia Bank Art Collection


The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries From the Collection of National Australia Bank, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 15 October - 28 November 1982


Lindsay, R. (ed.), The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries From the Collection of National Australia Bank, The National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, 1982, p. 121 (illus.)

Walker, S., Artists' Tapestries From Australia 1976-2005, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2007, p. 89 (illus.)


RELATED WORK: Snakes and Ladders 1979, synthetic polymer paint and Liquitex on canvas, 182.5 x 243cm

Important Works from the NAB Art Collection

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8563
6:00pm - 23 February 2022
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Friday 18 February, 10am - 7pm
Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 February, 10am - 4pm
Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 February, by appointment
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC

CONTACT
Summer Masters
nab.art@leonardjoel.com.au


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