Lot 34

The Radcliffe Collection, Melbourne c.1920
The Collection of Alan Martin
Private collection, Melbourne
Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 11 October 2015, lot 2
Private collection, Melbourne

Clarice Beckett was perhaps the most important yet underappreciated woman artist during the 1920s and 1930s in Australia. Capturing Melbourne's landscape and its most atmospheric nuances, Beckett's works appear effortless, bringing a sincere and truthful representation of nature before her. Only since her rediscovery in the 1970s by Rosalind Hollinrake has she now been formally recognised and celebrated as one of the most important female artists and Tonalist innovators to capture Melbourne at a time of growth, making her an invaluable part of Australian art history.

We would like to thank Rosalind Hollinrake for her kind assistance in cataloguing this work.