c1885. Watercolour and gouache, initialled “B.F.”[?] in image lower right, 25 x 36cm. Old paper remnants to upper and right margins, old mount burn. British watercolourist Myles Birket Foster was the known for his sentimental views of the English countryside. More

1887. Four ink and wash drawings, three mounted together, one with a verse monogrammed “C.J.H.” and dated lower right, 19 x 12.3cm to 12.6 x 20.2cm. Slight stains, old mount burn. Three of the images show stockmen in a settler’s hut, playing cards and drinking whiskey, ending in a brawl..... More

1888. Pen and ink, titled and signed in an unknown hand in pencil and publishing annotation “3/2” in colour pencil in lower margin, 7.5 x 12.5cm. Pinholes and minor tears to margins, slight foxing overall. This ink drawing by Piguenit was created as an illustration of his oil painting of..... More

1889. Watercolour and pencil, titled and dated in pencil on accompanying portion of original mount, 17.7 x 25.1cm. Slight foxing, old mount burn. Shows Castle Hill or Cootharinga, a “heritage-listed pink granite monolith which dominates the Townsville skyline.” Ref: Wiki; NLA. More

c1890. Watercolour and gouache on card, 28.4 x 21.3cm. Minor foxing and stains, soiling, pinholes to margins. Scarce original Australian design for a photograph album page. More

c1830s/1890s. Watercolour with pencil, 33.6 x 56.1cm. Foxing overall, slight tears, surface loss, paper remnants, missing portions and old mount burn to edges of image. In 1888 there was renewed interest in the history of Australia due to the centenary of British settlement, and pictures depicting early views of Sydney..... More

c1890. Pen and ink with wash, signed and captioned lower right, 34.6 x 30.5cm. Foxing and soiling overall, missing portion and tear to lower edge. George Reid was Australia’s fourth Prime Minister, from 1904 to 1905. More

c1890s. Oil on canvas with watercolour, ink and gold paint, 40.5 x 56cm. Framed. Consists of an elaborate series of 20 vignettes which surround the central beachscape. The vignettes depict landscape and water views, including Boydtown [South Coast, NSW], North Head [Sydney Harbour], and Cremorne Wharf with ferry. Portraits include..... More

c1890s. Pencil drawing, signed lower left, 21 x 16.9cm. Minor surface loss and indentations to image centre, creases and tears to edges. Possibly a self-portrait. More

c1870s-1890s. Pencil and wash, annotated and captioned in pencil upper right, 41.7 x 59.4cm. Old vertical fold, minor creases, some perforations to image, tears to edges. Annotations include notes for colours such as “Grey clouds, some sky near horizon. Water greyish colour, breeze south-west. P. Sienna sea weed on some..... More

c1890s. Watercolour and gouache, initialled lower right, 17.7 x 19.3cm. Slight foxing and stains. Hercules Brabazon Brabazon was an English artist accomplished in “Turner-manner watercolours.” Brabazon stated that he “lived for art and sunshine,” and as he regarded himself as a “gentleman amateur” he did not show or try to..... More

c1890s. Oil on board, posthumous artist’s stamp on board and frame verso, 49 x 36.5cm. Minor paint loss and indentations to upper portions of image, minor crazing and foxing overall. Framed. An unfinished painting of a horse carcass appears verso. The Art Gallery of NSW began acquiring paintings and drawings..... More

1893. Ink and wash with white highlight, captioned left and right, signed and dated lower left, publishing annotations in pencil in various hands with two stamps verso, 44.1 x 29.7cm. Foxing, slight stains, soiling overall. Stamps read “Horace Cox, Brear’s Buildings, E. C. The Queen” and “C. Robertson & Co..... More