Lot 20
Girl with Birds 1958/1976
bronze shell cast, brown oil patina
created by Vincas Jomantas, Melbourne, in 1958 and cast by Vittoro & Fernando Art Foundry, Melbourne, in 1976
135.5 x 68.5cm
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000
Created by Vincas Jomantas, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1958
Cast by Vittoro & Fernando Art Foundry, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1976
Sold by Rudy Komon Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1976
Deaccessioned from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2020
Girl with Birds is known to exist in an edition of two. Both works were acquired by the Interim Council of the National Gallery in 1976, with one work intended for the permanent collection, and the other for loan to international embassies.
© Laima Jomantas (wife of Vincas Jomantas)
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8685
6:00pm - 27 June 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 23 - Sunday 25 June, 10am - 4pm
Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 June, by appointment
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Olivia Fuller
olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au
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