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& Australian PHOTOGRAPHY20th Century Photography Collectors' List 119 2006 |
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75 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) (a) Teacup Ballet; (b) [Study for Teacup Ballet], 1935. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, (a) titled, signed and dated in pencil margin below, signed in pencil verso, 19.3 x 15.1cm, (b) 15.3 x 20.9cm. (a) Slight handling creases, minor silvering; (b) chips to edges, crease to upper left corner, slight silvering to edges. Extremely rare vintage photograph of Cotton's iconic teacups together with its only unique study. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
The Pair $55,000 |
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76 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) [Seedlings in Eggshells], c1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 18x23.6cm. Imaginative study with a touch of Surrealism. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$7,700 |
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77 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Surf's Edge, 1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in ink in margin below, 13 x 20.3cm. Slight silvering to lower left corner. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$7,700 |
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78 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Distant Hills, c1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and titled in pencil in margin below, 17.4 x 11.4cm. Rare. Fabulous example of Surrealism. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$9,900 |
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79 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Gerberas, c1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil in margin below and in right margin, 37.7 x 26.8cm. Handling creases, tear to left margin not affecting image. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$11,000 |
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80 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Jenny, 1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in pencil in margin below, 29.7 x 29cm. Laid down on original backing. This is a variant to Olive Cotton's well-known image Only to Taste the Warmth, the Light, the Wind, illustrated on the front cover of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) exhibition catalogue, 2000. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$15,500 |
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81 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) [Model's Shadow on Sand], c1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 29.7 x 29.9cm. Pin holes to margins, minor loss to lower right edge. Possibly taken at Cronulla sand hills during a Max Dupain fashion shoot. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$7,700 |
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82 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Plum Blossom, 1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil verso, 32.3 x 23.4cm. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$13,000 |
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83 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Sea's Awakening, 1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in ink in margin below, 29 x 24.7cm. Laid down on original backing. Illustrated in Olive Cotton, AGNSW, 2000, p11. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$16,500 |
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84 Olive Cotton
(1911-2003) Fashion Shot, Cronulla Sand Hills, c1937/1990s. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil in margin below, 17.7 x 22.8cm. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. |
$7,700 |
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