Lot 28
Antarctic Landscape c.1967
mixed media on paper
63.5 x 52cm (sheet); 60 x 49.5cm (reveal)
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
Sir Sidney Nolan
By inheritance to his widow, Lady Nolan
The Estate of Lady Nolan, UK
The source for this painting was probably the well-known photograph by Herbert Ponting, Iceberg Cavern 1910, which depicts the view from inside an ice cave close to where Ernest Shackleton's ship, The Endurance, was trapped in sea ice.
RELATED WORK:
Sidney Nolan, Antarctica, 14 September 1964, illustrated in James, R., Sidney Nolan - Antarctic Journey, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, 2006, cat. no. 44, p. 52 (illustrated)
Sidney Nolan - Myths, Legends, Landscapes
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8692
6:00pm - 29 May 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 26 - Sunday 28 May, 10am - 4pm
Monday 29 May, by appointment
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Olivia Fuller
olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au
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