Lot 23
Opus Anglicanum No. 7 1964
enamel and string on board
signed and dated lower centre: CRAWFORD 64
signed, titled and dated verso
137 x 121.5cm
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
The upper left corner bears a significant break in board. This has been supported by extra composition board attached verso. Hairline cracks seen in some areas of the white enamel. The remainder of the work is in good condition, consistent with age. Overall frame measuring 150 x 134.5cm.
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Chapman Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne to Mrs Clive Brown
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 19 April 1993, lot 106
Private collection, Melbourne
The National Australia Bank Art Collection (label verso)
Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, late 1960s
Survey - Crawford, French, Johnson, Kemp, Senbergs, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1965, cat. no. 4
Leonard Crawford, Chapman Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, 1970
Art and Furniture of the 1960s, Charles Nodrum Gallery & Luke Design, Melbourne, 15 October - 7 November, 1998, cat. no. 10
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
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Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 February, by appointment
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