27 Sybil Craig (Australian,1901-1989)
[Still Life With Two Jars], c1940s. Graphite drawing, signed
in ink upper left, 58 x 48.3cm. Slight foxing overall. Framed.
A
painter and cartoonist, Craig studied art at the Melbourne National
Gallery School, and was also taught by John Shirlow and George
Bell. During WWII she became the official war artist for the
Australian War Memorial. Throughout her career, Craig continued
to "explore line, rhythm, colour, simplicity and design."
(Ref: Dictionary of Australian Artists)
$1,350
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28 Ray Crooke (Aus., b.1922)
Mining Town, North Queensland, 1969. Colour screenprint, titled,
editioned 52/60, signed and dated in pencil with printer's blind
stamp in lower margin, 38 x 56.8cm. Printer's ink to margins,
slight mount burn.
Stamp
reads "Hand-printed in collaboration with the artist. Paddington
Print Studio, Australia." Illustrated in Bannon, Australian
Printmaker: An Aspect of Australian Art 1968-1982, plate
42, p112.
$1,250
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29 Robert Dickerson (Aus., b.1924)
The Single Bed, 1978. Aquatint and etching, editioned "A/P",
titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 44.6 x 60.5cm. Foxing
to margins.
Held
in the National Gallery of Australia collection.
$1,350
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30 John Earle (Aus., b.1955)
North From Seaforth, c1989. Colour screenprint, editioned 95/150,
titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 54.5 x 70.9cm. Minor
stain to upper right corner of image, slight crinkles to upper
margin.
$1,100
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31 Cedric Emanuel (Australian, 1906-1995)
Hobart, c1931. Etching, editioned 1/50, signed and titled in
pencil in lower margin, 41.5 x 32.8cm. Minor foxing, paper remnants
and old mount burn to margins.
This
could be Emanuel's largest etching.
Cedric Emanuel was a painter, printmaker, commercial artist and
illustrator. His main body of work provides a visual record of
Australian rural and urban scenes spanning over seventy years
of his career. He was especially well-known for his views of
Paddington (NSW) and Sydney. Emanuel studied at the Julian Ashton
Art School and was taught etching by Sydney Long. He was also
an outstanding sportsman and a lifesaver, and played a major
part in rescuing swimmers caught in a deadly rip current at Bondi
Beach on Black Sunday in 1938. He was awarded an Order of Australia
in 1981.
$3,300
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32 Donald Friend (Australian, 1915-1989)
Ponte Rialto, Venice, 1952. Pen and ink with crayon and watercolour,
titled, signed and dated in ink lower right, 32.6 x 47.2cm. Framed.
$8,800
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33 James Gleeson (Australian, 1915-2008)
[Abstract With Leg], 2004. Aquatint with etching, editioned 12/35
and signed in pencil in lower margin, 23.2 x 29.1cm.
Published
by Beagle Press in 2004.
$2,200
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34 James Gleeson (Australian, 1915-2008)
[Abstract With Circular
Shape], 2004. Aquatint with etching, editioned 12/35 and signed
in pencil in lower margin, 23.2 x 29.1cm. Published by Beagle Press in 2004.
$2,200
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35 Murray Griffin (Australian, 1903-1992)
Thirsty One, 1936. Colour linocut, editioned 18/20, titled, signed
and dated in pencil in lower margin, 27.9 x 35.4cm. Framed.
Held
in the National Gallery of Australia collection.
In 1934 Arthur Streeton declared that the prints by Murray Griffin
"place [him] in the very first rank of Australian art ...
[they] may truly be called masterpieces of colour and form ...
with the most convincing drawing and exquisite colour ... "
(Ref: Argus, 1934, p7)
$3,800
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36 Murray Griffin (Australian, 1903-1992)
Heron, c1950. Colour linocut, editioned 3/25, titled and signed
in pencil in lower margin, 35.7 x 27.8cm. Repaired tear to lower
right corner of image, slight foxing to margins. Framed.
A
painter, graphic artist and teacher, Griffin is best known for
his colour linocuts of birds and other animals, and as a painter
of murals. He studied painting and drawing at the Melbourne National
Gallery School, and taught art at a number of colleges. During
WWII he was appointed an official war artist, and spent three
and a half years as a prisoner-of-war in Malaysia. On his return
from service his paintings, which recorded his experience of
the war, were shown at several exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne.
He continued teaching art, while working in the linocut medium.
$2,900
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37 Murray Griffin (Australian, 1903-1992)
Cormorants, 1951. Colour linocut, editioned 3/20, titled, signed
and dated in pencil in lower margin, 28 x 35.6cm. Slight stains
and retouching to right margin. Framed.
$2,900
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38 Murray Griffin (Australian, 1903-1992)
Chestnut Teal, c1969. Colour linocut, editioned 5/30, titled
and signed in ink in lower margin, 34.5 x 45.7cm. Slight stain
to upper edge of image, paper and glue remnants to upper margin.
Held
in the National Gallery of Australia collection.
$2,900
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