Mount Lofty, SA
1929. Pencil sketch, titled and dated lower left, 27.8 x 38.6cm (paper). Old crease to left portion, foxing to edges. More
Paintings & Drawings
![The Pressman [Printing Press Operator]. Maurice F. Bilton, active 1930s-50s American.](/pictures/thumb/CL184-53_1.JPG?v=1486091886)
The Pressman [Printing Press Operator]
c1930s. Double-sided oil painting on paper, signature incised into image lower right, titled and signed in ink below image verso, 68.2 x 50cm. Pinholes, missing portions and tears to edges, slight crinkles. Verso image shows a musician playing a banjo. Maurice Bilton was a lecturer at Ridgewood Art Institute (RAI)... More
![[Young Woman]. John Baird, 1902-c1988 Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL183-2.JPG?v=1486091829)
[Young Woman]
c1930. Pencil drawing, signed lower right, 30 x 7cm (image). Painter and cartoonist John Baird was a foundation member of the Society of Australian Black and White Artists. Baird became known for his oil paintings, especially for his portrait of ‘Model of the Year’ Patricia “Bambi” Tuckwell in 1946. Ref..... More
![[Woman On Subway]. Horace Brodzky, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL183-10.JPG?v=1486012681)
[Woman On Subway]
c1930s. Pencil with white highlight, signed upper right, 12.5 x 10.8cm. More
![[Bushscape, Victoria]. Attrib. May Butler-George, 1881- 1973 Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL183-19.JPG?v=1486091829)
[Bushscape, Victoria]
c1930s. Watercolour, 30.7 x 25.3cm. Pinholes, slight surface loss and missing portions to edges. Provenance: artist’s estate. More
![[Sydney Royal Easter Show]. Robert Emerson Curtis, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL183-33_1.JPG?v=1486012769)
[Sydney Royal Easter Show]
1930. Pair of pencil drawings, each initialled, captioned and dated lower right, 16.5 x 25.9cm and 24.8 x 18.9cm. Trimmed margins. Captions read “On the Sydney Show Ground, Easter” and “Looking towards the grand stand, Sydney Show Ground.”. More
Rough Sketch Showing Proposed Mural For Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
c1930s. Watercolour with pencil and gouache, annotated “scale 1 [inch] = 1 foot”, titled and signed in pencil lower left to right, 31 x 36cm. Slight creases, minor foxing overall. More
![[Caricatures]. George Finey, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL183-53_1.JPG?v=1486091839)
[Caricatures]
c1930s. Seven crayon drawings, each signed upper or lower right, one titled “Mr Farr-A-Loft” in pencil below image, sizes range from 26.7 x 20cm to 28.3 x 22.8cm. Each with stains and missing portions to edges not affecting image, some with minor tears in image, slight soiling overall. These drawings..... More
![[Reclining Nude]. J S. Watkins, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL183-178.JPG?v=1486012747)
[Reclining Nude]
c1930s. Pencil drawing, signed lower right, 25.4 x 35.5cm. More
W.G. Grace, Cricketer
c1930s. (1) Walter Jardine (Australian, 1884-1970). [Dr William Gilbert “W.G.” Grace]. c1930s. Watercolour, signed upper left, 18.2 x 13.2cm. Slight soiling. Design for the accompanying card, An Ideal Cricket Eleven Series. No. 1: Dr W.G. Grace, based on a 1908 photograph of Grace when he made his final first-class appearance..... More
![[The Old Summer Palace, Beijing]](/pictures/thumb/CL173-22.JPG?v=1492651499)
[The Old Summer Palace, Beijing]
c1920s-1930s. Watercolour with pencil, titled in Chinese in lower margin, 23 x 31.4cm. Slight crease to upper left corner, foxing overall. Prov.: W.A. Pennell estate. In 1860 during the Second Opium War, two British envoys, a journalist for The Times and their escort of British and Indian troopers met with..... More
![[Yangtze River With Dwellings, China]](/pictures/thumb/CL173-23.JPG?v=1492651499)
[Yangtze River With Dwellings, China]
c1920s-1930s. Watercolour, 32.6 x 39.6cm. Slight tear and crease to upper left corner of image, some stains and minor foxing overall. Provenance: W.A. Pennell estate. An Englishman, Mr Pennell was head of the advertising department of the British American Tobacco Company in Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s. He was..... More
![[Buildings On Hill Overlooking Yangtze River, China]](/pictures/thumb/CL173-36.JPG?v=1492651785)
[Buildings On Hill Overlooking Yangtze River, China]
c1930s. Watercolour, 20.3 x 30.5cm. Minor foxing to upper portion of image. Provenance: W.A. Pennell estate. An Englishman, Mr Pennell was head of the advertising department of the British American Tobacco Company in Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s. He was an accomplished artist who taught and employed local artists..... More
![[Thirteen Level Pagoda On A Hill, China]](/pictures/thumb/CL173-37.JPG?v=1492651785)
[Thirteen Level Pagoda On A Hill, China]
c1930s. Watercolour, 20.4 x 30.5cm. Slight foxing overall. Provenance: W.A. Pennell estate. An Englishman, Mr Pennell was head of the advertising department of the British American Tobacco Company in Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s. He was an accomplished artist who taught and employed local artists. Pennell and his family..... More
![[Eight Level Pagoda, China]](/pictures/thumb/CL173-38.JPG?v=1492651786)
[Eight Level Pagoda, China]
c1930s. Watercolour, annotated “1” in pencil verso, 31.4 x 20.3cm. Slight foxing and creases to margins. Provenance: W.A. Pennell estate. An Englishman, Mr Pennell was head of the advertising department of the British American Tobacco Company in Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s. He was an accomplished artist who taught..... More
Wings Over Macao
c1930s. Pencil drawing, titled and signed in pencil on backing below image, 7.4 x 14cm. Minor surface loss and foxing to image, tipped to original backing. Carl Newland Werntz was an American painter, fine arts photographer, illustrator, cartoonist and educator who founded the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Werntz was... More
![[Views Of Landmarks In China]](/pictures/thumb/CL173-44_1.JPG?v=1492651790)
[Views Of Landmarks In China]
c1930s. Nine pen and ink drawings, most with white gouache, one with watercolour, each signed “M. Thomassen” in image, all titled in ink and most numbered, annotated “W.A.P.” in ink or pencil on backing below image, 15.6 x 11.7cm to 12.5 x 17.1cm. Slight foxing overall, each tipped to original..... More
![[Broom Seller, Fishmonger, Rickshaw Runner, Japan]. Takashi Nakayama, Japanese.](/pictures/thumb/CL173-88_1.JPG?v=1492652473)
[Broom Seller, Fishmonger, Rickshaw Runner, Japan]
c1930s. Three watercolours, each signed lower right, 30.8 x 16.2cm (approx. each, paper size). Slight stains and foxing overall, minor cockling, chips and discolouration to edges. The Japanese term for a rickshaw runner is jinrikisha, which literally translates as man-powered wheels. The rickshaw was invented in Japan. More
![[Village Landscape]. B. Majumdar, Indian.](/pictures/thumb/CL173-101.JPG?v=1492652444)
[Village Landscape]
c1930s. Oil on canvas, signed lower left, 49 x 66.7cm. Slight surface loss, soiling and crazing. Framed. More
![[Man With Oxen Ploughing A Rice Paddy]. B. Majumdar, Indian.](/pictures/thumb/CL173-102.JPG?v=1492652445)
[Man With Oxen Ploughing A Rice Paddy]
c1930s. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 44.5 x 59.7cm. Framed. More
Polly’s First Lesson In Still Life
1930. Pencil drawing, annotated by Evergood in pencil below image, signed by the artist’s great-niece Gael Hammer in pencil and stamp with facsimile signature verso, 10.8 x 14.4cm. Old folds, creases, discolouration, slight tears to edges of image and margins. Annotation reads “1st lesson Polly dear.” Drawn on the verso..... More
The Long And The Short Of It
c1930s. Ink and wash with crayon and white gouache, signed lower right, titled in pencil in lower margin, 24.8 x 33.5cm. Slight soiling and foxing overall. Caption reads “Canberra Civil Service bus stop.”. More
![[Still Life With Fruit And Leaves]. Sybil Craig, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL166-38.JPG?v=1492486417)
[Still Life With Fruit And Leaves]
c1930s. Pastel, signed lower right, 29.1 x 34cm. Slight tear and old creases to upper and left edges of image. More
![[Standing Man]. Robert Emerson Curtis, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL166-44.JPG?v=1492486422)
[Standing Man]
c1930s. Pencil sketch, initialled lower right, 26 x 15.6cm. Minor crinkles, soiling and foxing overall, pinholes to corners. Provenance: Curtis estate. More
![[Reclining Man]. Robert Emerson Curtis, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL166-45.JPG?v=1492486423)
[Reclining Man]
c1930s. Pencil sketch, initialled lower right, 23 x 20.3cm. Crinkles, soiling and foxing overall. Provenance: Curtis estate. More