Australian Art Collectors' List #109 - 2004

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	Sculpture Dimensions are expressed in centimetres, given as height x width x depth.
	117 Nelson Illingworth (1862-1926). Vulcana, 1904/2002. Bronze, numbered 2/15, title incised on base, signature and date incised on base verso, edition and foundry name stamped into base verso, 46 x 37.5 x 32cm. JLG4286 Art Nouveau sculpture produced in Australia seldom appears in the Australian art market. This bronze was cast by Meridian in Melbourne from the artist's original plaster in a traditional bronze patina. Issued by Josef Lebovic Gallery and Scheding-Berry Fine Art, the bronze will be cast on demand until the edition of 15 has been completed. "Vulcana" was created by one of the leading Australian sculptors working in the latter part of the 19th century. Illingworth, a colourful bohemian, was known mainly for his busts of prominent citizens including Henry Parkes and Sir Edmund Barton. We believe the inspiration for this bronze was Kate Roberts ("Vulcana"), a famous lightweight strongwoman who was performing feats of strength in London and Australian music halls during the early 1900s.	$12,000
	118 Ralph Trafford Walker (1912-2003). Pointing the Irna, Arundta Tribe, 1942. Plaster relief sculpture, light-green patina, title incised upper right, 41.8 x 34.3cm. Slightly rubbed. JLG3803 This sculpture is the plaster cast for one of the 16 relief panels that were cast in bronze for the western doors of the State Library of New South Wales. In 1941 Walker was commissioned by the State Library to create a series depicting the Australian indigenous people of the Western Desert to decorate the doors of the main entrance, which were completed in 1942.	$1,900