21 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
"It's Professor Hotchit, They Caught Him Talking To A Newspaper
Boy", c1940s-1950s. Pen and ink, publishing annotations
in pencil in various hands above image, signed lower right, captioned
in pencil lower left to right, 27 x 21cm. Minor foxing and soiling
overall.
Rare
early work. Provenance: Alan McCulloch estate.
Counihan was a painter, cartoonist and illustrator of national
standing, noted for his "socialist-realist style and radical
outlook." He travelled extensively overseas and his art
has been widely exhibited in Australia, Europe and Russia...
Having communist beliefs, Counihan's passionate concern with
civil rights and free speech often led to conflicts with authorities.
(Ref: National Library of Australia)
$1,350
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22 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
War Or Peace, 1950. Portfolio of twelve linocuts, presented unbound
with cover and accompanying text in letterpress, signed and editioned
119/300 in ink on introductory pages, titles, artist's name,
text and print numbers in letterpress, 37.9 x 25.7cm (each, paper
size). Slight foxing overall, minor wear to edges of margins,
foxing and wear to cover.
Noel
Counihan is acknowledged as one of Australia's finest social
realist painters, well known for his pictures of miners, labourers,
street scenes and demonstrations. In 1950, when he was working
in Britain, Counihan produced a portfolio of twelve linocuts
titled War or Peace which dealt with the impact of war on society
and examined the growing threat posed by the atomic bomb. (Ref:
Australian War Museum)I. She began no Wars
$8,800
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22 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
II. Who will look the Child in the Face?
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III. Who drives them on?
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IV. There is no Escape
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V. They think that Freedom can be jailed
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VI. The Factory of Death
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VII. The Scared Men
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VIII. The People have an Answer
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IX. Here Peace begins
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X. Peace has 400,000,000 Names
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XI. Who is against Peace?
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XII. We are Many, They are Few
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23 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
[Two Youths], 1962. Crayon, oil paint and gouache on two layers
of paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right, 57 x 37cm.
Slight surface loss to edges. Framed.
This
image is related to the 1962 linocut Two Youths which is illustrated
in Smith, Noel Counihan Prints 1931-1981: A Catalogue Raisonné,
1981, plate 62. Another related image, in oil paint, is held
in the Art Gallery of Western Australia collection.
$6,600
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24 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
[Aboriginal Family], 1963. Ink and wash, signed and dated lower
right, 31.2 x 35cm.
$1,650
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25 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
[Tree And Figure In The Square], 1981. Lithograph, signed and
dated in image lower left, annotated "Image 3", editioned
4/40, signed and dated in pencil with Druckma Press blind stamp
and Lana watermark in lower margin, 58.5 x 44.5cm. Framed.
Illustrated
in Smith, Noel Counihan Prints 1931-1981: A Catalogue Raisonné,
1981, plate 123. From the series Images of Opoul, consisting
of twelve lithographs. Originating from Counihan's visit to a
Catalan village in the south of France in 1980.
$2,200
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26 Noel Counihan (Aus., 1913-1986)
[Woman At Window], 1981. Lithograph, annotated "Image 6",
editioned "ed/40, artist's proof", signed and dated
in pencil with blind stamp with Druckma Press blind stamp and
Lana watermark in lower margin, 44 x 59.7cm. Tape verso.
Illustrated
in Smith, Noel Counihan Prints 1931-1981: A Catalogue Raisonné,
1981, plate 126. From the series Images of Opoul, consisting
of twelve lithographs. Originating from Counihan's visit to a
Catalan village in the south of France in 1980.
Held in the National Gallery of Australia collection.
$2,400
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