Dandenong No. 2 From Ridge Road [Victoria]
c1938. Oil on board, signed lower right, 30.3 x 40.5cm. Slight surface loss to edges. Illustrated in Hammer, Miles Evergood: No end of passion, 2013, p82. Ref: GH40. More
c1938. Oil on board, signed lower right, 30.3 x 40.5cm. Slight surface loss to edges. Illustrated in Hammer, Miles Evergood: No end of passion, 2013, p82. Ref: GH40. More
c1938. Six watercolour sketches with gouache and ink, laid down on two panels, titled, annotated, signed “George [G...]”, dated and captioned in ink on backing below images, 12.4 x 18.9cm. Slight foxing, scuffs and surface loss to images, foxing, tears and creases to backing. Annotation includes “Suggestion. Sesquicentenary Celebrations 1938..... More
1939. Three gouache designs, one captioned, two signed “M. Taylor” and dated “18.4.39” or “1939” lower right, 27.9 x 37.8cm (paper, approx. each). Pinholes, minor crinkles and tears to edges. Caption reads “Design for border with corner based on flannel-flower.” The second design has prawns, clamshells and seaweed, and the..... More
c1940s. Pencil drawing, signed in ink lower left, 16.7 x 13.2cm. Minor stains to upper left corner. More
c1940. Ink drawing, signed lower right, typed title and artist on accompanying collector’s label, 34 x 21.9cm. Creases, perforations lower centre, old mount burn. Label includes “Rubin Collection.” This drawing was in the collection of Major Harold De Vahl Rubin (1899-1964), who was a wealthy grazier, art collector and philanthropist..... More
c1940s. Crayon and pencil drawing, initialled and titled lower right, titled, annotated and signed later in pencil verso, 17.7 x 29cm. Slight foxing to right portion, uneven edges. Annotation reads “probably in Mackay in late 1940s.”. More
c1940s. Graphite with colour pencil, signed and inscribed in graphite centre right and below image, 11.5 x 9.9cm (paper). Slight discolouration, laid down on original backing. Inscription reads “With best wishes from Ginge.” Ginger Meggs, Australia’s longest-running comic strip, was created by Enmore-born Jimmy Bancks, who spent his childhood in..... More
1940. Pen and ink with pencil, captioned, signed and dated “’40” in image, captioned in ink and pencil with publishing annotations in and below image and verso, with date “5.4.40” in affixed Picture News label, 44.5 x 17.3cm. Slight foxing and soiling, old fold with cracking to centre of image, tear..... More
1941. Watercolour, ink and crayon on board, titled and dated in ink lower centre, 35.9 x 30.6cm. Slight foxing, old mount burn. “John Curtin (1885–1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He led the country for..... More
1943. Pen and ink, signed and dated lower right, 28.3 x 24.7cm. Minor creases to image. Framed. More
c1943. Pencil drawing, initialled “N.L.” below image, 17.3 x 36.4cm. Slight foxing, crinkles. Framed. The model for this image may be a “Miss Wheeler,” who is illustrated in a similar pose in Bloomfield, Norman Lindsay: 80 years of pencil drawing, 2008, p161. More
1943. Pen and ink with wash, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 17.8 x 12.7cm. Slight foxing, old mount burn. This image depicts a portrait of a Papua New Guinean indigenous man. The term “Fuzzy Wuzzy” seems to have originated in the 19th century with the British..... More
c1944. Watercolour and gouache with pencil on card, signed lower right, 37.2 x 55.2cm. Minor foxing and soiling, pinholes to edges. Unusually large artwork for the cover of the comic Wally and the Major by Stan Cross. More
1945. Gouache with pencil, booklet format, dated upper centre and signed in gouache lower right, 14.3 x 10.9cm. Slight stains overall. Publishing colour swatch attached to inside cover. More
c1946. Ink and wash with white gouache, titled in ink in lower margin, 20.5 x 25.7cm. Tears to upper edge, slight creases and minor foxing to margins. Shows the six states of Australia with their state flags. The South Australia symbol has since changed to a white-backed magpie. Ref: Flags..... More
1946. Oil on board, signed and dated lower left, titled (twice), signed, dated “Sept. 1946” and annotated in ink on frame label verso, 54.8 x 46.7cm. Minor soiling or scuffing to image. Original frame. An overpainted title reads “The white man’s gift.” Annotation reads “Boolambayte, Buladelah [Hunter region, NSW].” Eric..... More
1948. Watercolour with pencil and crayon, signed and dated in pencil upper left, 28.5 x 39.4cm. Pinholes. Provenance: artist’s estate. Muriel Medworth, wife of prominent artist Frank Medworth, was a watercolour painter, interior decorator, textile and fashion designer, ceramicist and teacher who, along with her husband, pursued her career in..... More
1949. Pen and ink with wash and watercolour, signed by Dubois lower right, dated and titled “11-11-49” in another hand in ink below image, 28.3 x 14.7cm. Slight soiling and foxing. Bathurst-born Charles Bean (1879-1968) was an Australian WWI war correspondent and historian. He was the editor of the 12-volume..... More
c1950s. Crayon and ink with pencil and wash, titled, inscribed “To Randal Heymanson from Daryl Lindsay” in ink lower left and right, 28.5 x 12cm. Minor creases and foxing to edges. Provenance: purchased from upstate New York. Lindsay most likely gave this image of an Indigenous stockman wearing traditional attire..... More
c1950s. Watercolour, signed lower right, 15.5 x 16.5cm. Discolouration, slight foxing overall. Framed. Caption reads “Hi there, Jan an’ Ross! How’s my two best mates?” Fatty Finn was a popular, long-running Australian comic strip created in 1923 by Syd Nicholls. It ran in syndication until the creator’s death in 1977..... More
c1951. Ink and wash with crayon and white gouache, signed lower left, titled in coloured pencil in lower margin, 24.5 x 33.4cm. Minor foxing and soiling to margins. Captions read “Clive Evatt. Labor reconstruction, unlimited work for all” and “Cripes! They make me feel tired!” Clive Evatt became leader of..... More
c1953. Ink and wash with coloured pencil, signed in image lower left, and publishing annotation “Guardian, 35cms” in unknown hand in pencil in lower margin, 25.3 x 26cm. Repaired minor tears and stains to margins. Captions include “‘Out Menzies’ committee, join here” and “See! Happy, laughing faces, gay and confident..... More
c1954. Charcoal and gouache on board, signed “Deller” in gouache lower left, captioned in ink verso, 50.6 x 60.8cm. Pinholes, minor paint loss and creases. Caption reads “Aerial perspective of new department store, Oxford St, Bondi Junction for Grace Bros Pty Ltd. D.T. Morrow and Gordon, Architects, 129 Pitt St..... More
c1954. Oil on board, 29.7 x 21.3cm. Minor dents and scratches. Original frame. The Australian rules footballer depicted in this naïve painting is most likely John Brady (b.1932) who won the Syd Barker Medal in 1954. Ref: Wiki. More
1955. Oil on board, signed and dated lower left, 18.7 x 13.5cm. Framed. Provenance: Artarmon Galleries. More