1971. One letterpress poster and three letterpress pamphlets, sizes range from 25.4 x 17.3cm to 34.2 x 25.3cm. Pinholes, creases, slight discolouration to edges. Text includes “Dr Benjamin Spock – World famous paediatrician and anti-Vietnam war activist arrived in Australia on June 9. His assignment: to head a national speaking..... More
c1971. Original handwritten manuscript in ink consisting of 50 stapled booklets, accompanied with typed version in three bound folders, signed in ink on typescript title page, marginalia and notes throughout manuscript, 35 x 23cm (folders, each); 448pp. This unfinished manuscript by Vernon W.E. Goodin is a comprehensive history of the..... More
![Knights And Their Horses]. Bernard Hesling, Brit./Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-70_1.JPG?v=1486012811)
1972. Pair of vitreous enamel metal plates, both signed and one dated lower centre, 28cm (diameter, each). Some scratches, scuffing. More
1972. Letterpress poster, stamped “approved” and signed in ink on image lower portion, 37.7 x 33.2cm. Repaired pinholes. Linen-backed. Text includes “May Day stands for working-class solidarity for the summing up of its experience and the setting of its political goals. It is time now to prepare for May Day..... More
c1972. Double-sided lithograph pamphlet, 22.8 x 29.2cm. Tears, creases, slight surface loss, soiling, old folds. Text includes “Force Nixon out now! Defend the Vietnamese Revolution! CPA [Communist Party of Aust.]. Printed & published by Red Pen P/L, 4 Dixon St, Sydney.”. More
c1970-1973. Consisting of 23 envelopes with ephemera and one vintage silver gelatin photograph, cut into 24 jigsaw puzzle pieces, each envelope addressed to “Jon Conté, 85 Hamilton Street, Yarraville, Victoria 3013”, most postmarked with date and place of sending, some with return addresses typed or in ink or pencil, envelope..... More
c1930s-1973. Eighty-six (86) process screen badges, most badges are dated with stamped union member number, sizes from 2.5cm to 3.8cm (diameter). Some badges with slight rust stains or minor indentations. Broken Hill, known as an isolated mining town in NSW, has a history of strikes and industrial disputes dating back..... More
![Concrete Poems]. Rudi Krausmann, b.1933 Austrian/Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL168-84_1.JPG?v=1492489396)
c1974. Group of 14 colour screenprints, each editioned and signed in pencil in lower margin, all annotated “203” in pencil verso, each 76.5 x 56.1cm (paper). Some with stains, creases or tears to edges. Some of these poems were included in Flowers of Emptiness, a 1982 compilation of Krausmann’s poetry..... More
c1973-1975. Consisting of four letters, all hand-written in ink, one letter with two vintage silver gelatin contact prints attached, each letter dated and some annotated or stamped with an address, 33 x 20.3cm (paper, approx. each); 2.6 x 3.8cm (photographs). Old folds, some slight tears. Provenance: Peter Leiss These letters..... More
![Kerry Packer]. Drago Cherina, b.1949 Croatian/Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-23.JPG?v=1486091830)
c1975. Bronze bust, signature incised verso, 32.5 x 25.1 x 15.6cm. Provenance: Artist’s agent. This work was most likely commissioned around 1975, when Cherina was in Australia, creating a bust of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. More
1975. Folio of 40 poems in loose-leaf pages, one poem handwritten in ink, the remaining are lithographs, housed in a handmade envelope with watercolour illustration on cover, editioned “number fifteen [of 50]” and titled in ink, 23.1 x 30cm. Slight foxing and stains to envelope. This folio of poems by..... More
1976. Letterpress notice with lineblock crest, 49.8 x 38cm. Tears and minor missing portions to edges, slight soiling to lower left corner, creases and old folds. Text includes “$1,500 reward. Between 4.30pm, on Friday, 19th March, 1976, and 7.30am, on Monday, 22nd March, 1976, a person or persons maliciously injured..... More
c1980s. Collection of 21 paperback books, illustrated with process and colour process lithographs, Chinese characters overall, some with 1980s dates on back cover, some stamped or annotated in ink on title page or back cover, one annotated in ink throughout, 9.1 x 12.6cm to 10.1 x 12.6cm. Most with stains..... More
c1910s and 1980s. Eleven (11) silver gelatin photographs (two vintage, and nine reprints) with two menus from “The Les Darcy Restaurant” [Maitland, NSW], and a booklet titled The Darcy Story. The vintage photograph is autographed by Darcy in ink lower right, and all re-prints are stamped, some captioned in ink..... More
1914-1919/1983. Consisting of two softcover booklets and 26 vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, some postcards signed “Otto Mönkedieck, Steuerman, SMS Emdem”, captioned or dated in image, some annotated in ink or pencil below image or verso, 8 x 11.7cm to 25.5 x 18.1cm. Minor creases or discolouration to some..... More
c1980s-1990s. Group of twelve items comprising two pencil sketches, two items of correspondence, three colour process lithograph exhibition catalogues and one greeting card from the National Gallery of Victoria, one photocopied price list, two slips of newsprint, and one hardcover book with slipcover, The Art Of Justin O’Brien, editioned 140/250..... More
c1950/1990s. Cast resin with bronze finish, signature incised into base, 30.5 x 6 x 5.5cm. The original wooden sculpture, made in 1950, is held in the AGNSW, with the comment “Barbara Tribe began working with wood whilst enrolled at Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, London, and produced works in..... More
c1990s. Papier mache with acrylic, 46 x 38 x 21cm (overall). Repaired paint loss to corners of plinth. This sculpture was created by Toby Whitelaw (Aust., b.1975) after Matthew Martin’s Mambo Surf Pig, originally a design for men’s T-shirts. The Mambo Pig was used as a display for a surf..... More
1993. Hardcover folio, brown cloth boards with red printed title and spine, glassine dust jacket and housed in publisher’s original white cardboard box, 284pp, with index, autographed and dated “1993” by Avedon in ink on flyleaf, 37.3 x 30.6cm. Minor bumping and scuffing to cardboard box including old tape and..... More
1998. Colour lithograph with gold and silver screenprint, titled, annotated “AP” and signed in pencil with “Fine Art Editions Co., New York” blind stamp in lower margin, 85.1 x 45.9cm. Ref: Smithsonian Art Collectors Program. More
![Waterfall Gardens [Fabric]. Florence Broadhurst, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL194-161.jpg?v=1543548525)
c1960s/2000s. Screenprint on cotton, design title and studio printed along selvage, 205 x 147cm. Text reads “‘Waterfall Gardens’, a Florence Broadhurst design, printed by Signature Prints, Sydney, Australia.” Florence Broadhurst was an Australian wallpaper and textile designer, whose work is known for its brightly coloured geometric shapes and nature-inspired oversized..... More
c2001. Inkjet print, signed by Hawke in ink lower centre, 14.9 x 20.9cm (paper size). Text reads “Val Smith. Labor candidate for Forde. Thank you for joining us today. R.J.L. Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia, 1983-1991.” Val Smith ran for the electorate of Forde (ACT) in 2001. More
2006. Hardcover quarto with illustrated boards and black cloth with white lettering to spine, 637pp, 28.2 x 24cm. As new in shrink-wrap. By Michael J. Campbell. Published by Bancaja; Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Spain. Spanish text with English translations. This book, which is still the most up-to-date reference..... More
1963/2011. C-type photograph in folder accompanied with hardcover quarto book and eight page booklet, housed in custom-made presentation box, photograph editioned 48/150 and signed in ink in lower margin; book with printed edition 48/150 and signed in ink on half-title page, 30.5 x 40.6cm (photograph), 8.1 x 47 x 36.4cm..... More
1946/2015. Bronze, stamped “cire perdue [lost wax], Meridian Melbourne”, signed and editioned 4/7 on base lower right, 47 x 32 x 27.5cm. Ben Chifley was the 16th Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. “As a returned serviceman completing his fine art and graphic diploma at the Ballarat School..... More