52 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
(a) Sunbaker [1], 1937/c1948. Vintage silver gelatin photograph,
signed and dated "1940" in image lower right, typed
title and number "14" on label attached verso, 21.4
x 27.7cm. Minor dents, crinkles and scuffs overall, pinholes
and slight soling to margins.
This
image, with the right hand grasping the left hand, is the original
version of Sunbaker, which was used in the Ure Smith book Max
Dupain Photographs, 1948, plate 7. Dupain photographed his original
print to produce this particular photograph, which includes his
signature and date in the image. The negative and print used
for the book have since gone missing. Only one other print is
known to exist: a small proof produced for the Vandyke album.
Dupain compiled the album for his friend Chris Vandyke, who was
amongst the group of friends who went on a camping trip together
in 1937. Illustrated under the title Sunbaker (II) in White,
Dupain's Beaches, 2000, pp70-71.
(b) Sunbaker [2], 1937/c1980s. Silver gelatin photograph, signed
and dated in pencil on image lower right, 39.4 x 40.4cm.
This
image is the more commonly known version of Sunbaker. It was
the second negative in the sequence and was not printed until
1975, when it was shown in an exhibition at the Australian Centre
for Photography in Sydney and acquired its iconic status. Illustrated
under the title Sunbaker in White, Dupain's Beaches, 2000,
p69. Held in the National Gallery of Australia collection. Provenance:
Dupain family.
The pair $68,000
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53 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
(a) Sunbaker, 1937/c1980s. Toned silver gelatin photograph, signed
and dated in pencil on image lower right, 35 x 39cm. Framed.
(b) Bondi. 1939/c1980s. Toned silver gelatin photograph, signed
and dated in pencil on image lower right, 39.7 x 39.7cm. Framed.
Illustrated
in White, Dupain's Beaches, 2000, p69 and p41. Held in
the National Gallery of Australia collection.
The pair $56,000
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54 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
Dewar's Whisky Advertisement, c1938. Vintage silver gelatin photograph,
titled in ink in lower margin, 31.9 x 22.5cm. Minor handling
crinkles overall, slight surface cracking to lower right corner
of margin.
Dupain
created a number of images for Dewar's Whiskey for The Home magazine.
Provenance: Dupain family.
$7,700
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55 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
[Advertisement For Stockings], c1938. Vintage silver gelatin
photograph, photographer's stamp verso, 28.8 x 20.4cm. Slight
indentation to image lower left, minor scuffing to surface. Tipped
to original backing.
Stamp
reads "Max Dupain, Photographic Illustrator, 24 Bond Street,
[Sydney], BW 7156." Dupain created similar images, which
appeared in The Home magazine. Provenance: Dupain family.
$7,700
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56 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
[Photomontage With Woman, City, Seashell And Hands], c1938. Vintage
silver gelatin photograph, signed and annotated "Bond Street"
in pencil verso, 35.1 x 27.3cm. Slight surface crazing to right
portion of image and scuffs overall.
Dupain
created similar images, which appeared in The Home magazine.
Provenance: Dupain family.
$7,700
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57 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
Nude With Pole, 1939/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph,
signed and dated in pencil on image lower right, 49 x 28.8cm.
Crop marks in pencil to edges.
Illustrated
in White, Dupain's Australians, 2003, p54. Provenance:
Dupain family.
$11,000
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58 Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992)
Anson Shadow, 1942/1980s. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in
ink on image lower right, 32.8 x 30.2cm. Minor retouching and
handling crinkles overall.
Illustrated
in Max Dupain's Australian Landscapes, 1988, p44 with
the caption "Taken on a camouflage reconnaissance flight
during the early days of World War II. The sun is directly behind
the Avro Anson aircraft, casting a shadow on the land with an
accompanying aura of light." Dupain took this photograph
while serving in the Australian army. Provenance: Dupain family.
$6,600
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59 Rex Dupain (Australian, b.1954)
Girl With The Red Towel, 2005/2009. Digital c-type photograph,
signed, dated and editioned 2/30 in ink in lower margin, titled
in ink verso, 55.7 x 55.8cm.
Image
photographed on film and converted to digital format for printing.
Illustrated in Dupain, The Colour of Bondi, 2006, p77.
$2,200
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60 Rex Dupain (Australian, b.1954)
Traffic Controller, 2009. Digital c-type photograph, signed,
dated and editioned 2/30 in ink in lower margin, titled in ink
verso, 55.7 x 55.8cm.
Image
photographed on film and converted to digital format for printing.
$2,200
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61 Rex Dupain (Australian, b.1954)
Andara [Taronga Zoo, Sydney], 2009. Digital c-type photograph,
signed, dated and editioned 2/30 in ink in lower margin, titled
in ink verso, 58.2 x 58.4cm.
Image
photographed on film and converted to digital format for printing.
$2,200
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