Lot 110
Angel with Horn (Merry Christmas) 1949
Tourrettes Sur Loup, France
ink and gouache on board with sgraffito on paper on cardboard, double-sided
signed, titled and dated upon the artwork: 1949/ ELAINE/ MERRY/ CHRISTMAS
titled verso: Tourrettes sur Loup.
35 x 24.5cm
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1950
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Victoria
Exhibition of Paintings: Elaine Haxton, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 19 April - 1 May 1950, cat. no. 4
'Tourrettes Sur Loup' was exhibited at Macquarie Galleries, Sydney in 1950. At the exhibition christmas cards were given to attendees and were based off the intended verso, 'Angel with Horn (Merry Christmas)'.
An example of this card is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
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