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Dead Sunflowers
1984/1994. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin, 27.1 x 24.4cm. Minor retouching to image upper left, slight stains and creases to margins, printing flaw to right edge of the image. Printed by Olive Cotton. Image taken at “Spring Forest”, the property near Koorawatha, NSW..... More
Fashion Shot, Cronulla Sandhills [NSW]
c1937/ 1990s. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated “c1937” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 17.8 x 22.9cm. Provenance: Olive Cotton estate. Shows Max Dupain photographing model Noreen Hallard. Illustrated in Olive Cotton: Photographer, 1996, p28. Held in NGA; NLA. More
[Fence And Tree]
1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated in ink in lower margin, 15.1 x 15cm. More
Fire Escape
1935/1995. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin, 37.2 x 25.7cm. Printed by Olive Cotton. More
Grass At Sundown
1939. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil in lower margin, titled in ink verso, 24.7 x 25.9cm. Creases to right corner of margin. Illustrated in Ennis, Olive Cotton, AGNSW, 2000, p16. Provenance: Cotton estate. More
Morning
c1934-1941. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, handwritten studio line and titled in ink on backing verso, 33.5 x 27.6cm. Slight stains and creases to image upper left, lower centre and corners, minor surface loss to edges, laid down on original backing. Studio line reads “Miss Olive Cotton, c/o Max Dupain, 24..... More
Orchestration In Light
1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in ink and dated in pencil in lower margin, annotated and titled with photographer’s address in ink verso, 28.1 x 35.9cm. Stain to lower edge of image, some retouching, slight surface loss to left margin. Annotation reads “Wollomombi Gorge, New England, NSW..... More
Plum Blossom
1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil verso, 32.3 x 23.4cm. Illustrated in Ennis, Olive Cotton, AGNSW, 2000, p14. Provenance: Cotton estate. More
[Sand Shadows]
1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated in ink in lower margin, 16.9 x 18.8cm. Minor silvering to upper edge of image, slight creases to lower margin. More
Winter Landscape
1932. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 37.5 x 30.4cm. Minor indentation, silvering and soiling to image lower left, slight cockling and foxing to margins. More
Aloes At Sundown
1937/1995. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin, agent’s stamp “007/95” verso., 27.2 x 25.3cm. Printed by Roger Scott. Illustrated in Ennis, Olive Cotton, AGNSW, 2000, p45. Provenance: Cotton estate. More
Among The Beeches
1938/1988. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated “1938” and signed in pencil in lower margin, titled and dated “1988” in pencil verso, 38 x 33cm. Slight creases to image lower left. Framed. Provenance: Olive Cotton estate. Illustrated in Ennis, Olive Cotton: Photographer, 1996, p60, with the comment “if you look closely..... More
[Beachwear Fashion Shot III]
c1938. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 37.1 x 30.3cm. Minor scuffs to image and chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Provenance: Cotton estate. The model depicted is Phyl Riley. Variant image illustrated in two books by Helen Ennis on Olive Cotton, published by NLA, 1995, p27, and AGNSW, 2000..... More
Max Dupain
1938/1994. Silver gelatin photograph, titled and dated in another hand and signed by Cotton in pencil in lower margin, 22.3 x 17.3cm. Minor creases and surface loss to margins. Illustrated in Olive Cotton: Photographer, 1996, p6, with the comment “I like this happy picture of Max on the back steps..... More
[Model’s Shadow On Sand]
c1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 29.7 x 29.9cm. Minor surface loss to lower right edge of image, pinholes and slight soiling to margins. Most likely taken at Cronulla sand dunes during a Max Dupain fashion shoot. Provenance: Estate of Olive Cotton. More
The Young Oarsman
1949/1990s. Silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in ink in lower margin, 19.4 x 17.1cm. Illustrated in Ennis, Olive Cotton. Photographer, NLA, 1995, p19. Image depicts Olive Cotton’s son, Peter McInerney at Clareville, Pittwater, NSW. Provenance: Cotton estate. More
Clarence Street, Sydney
c1942/1990. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated “c1942” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 31.5 x 30.4cm. Retouching to image centre. Held in NGA. More
Dead Sunflowers
1984/1991. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated, annotated and signed in pencil in lower margin, 31.6 x 30.8cm. Slight stains and creases to margins. Annotation reads “In the collection of the Australian National Gallery.” Provenance: Olive Cotton estate. Image taken at Spring Forest, the property near Koorawatha, NSW, where Cotton and..... More
Wild Plum
1984/1992. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated, editioned 4/25 and signed in pencil in lower margin, 38 x 30.6cm. Minor crinkles to lower margin. Provenance: Olive Cotton estate. Illustrated in Helen Ennis’ two books: Olive Cotton: photographer, 1995, p15, and Olive Cotton, 2000, p59. Held in NGA, NLA. More
Experimental Windflower Montage With Shadow Pattern
1939. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s name, titled, dated and signed by daughter Sally McInerney in pencil verso, 37.6 x 30.2cm. Minor indentations and slight foxing to image and margins upper centre and lower right, stain to left margin. This montage was made using two negatives. A variant of this..... More
[Sea Grass Shadows On The Sand]
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, initialled in pencil verso, 17.6 x 23.8cm. Stains, minor wear and pinholes to margins. More
Australian Printed Fabric With Japanese-style Landscapes
c1950s. Printed cotton, near-full bolt with original cardboard core, text printed in selvedge, original printed labels attached to selvedge with stamped information and added detail in ink, 121cm (width) x 18.5m (approx. length). Slight soiling to outside of bolt. Text in selvedge reads “‘Nishida - Kingston Screenprint.” Labels include “Textile Printers..... More