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c1880s. Watercolour and gouache, signed lower right, 73.1 x 47.6cm. Minor stains to lower left corner. Framed. Provenance: by descent from Rowan Family. Rare large format work by Rowan. More
c1880s. Watercolour and gouache, signed lower right, 73.1 x 47.6cm. Minor stains to lower left corner. Framed. Provenance: by descent from Rowan Family. Rare large format work by Rowan. More
c1889. Bound sketchbook, containing drawings in pen and ink, wash and watercolour, with text in pencil and ink, inscribed, dated and monogrammed on first page, some drawings monogrammed, dated and annotated, 10.6 x 18 x 2.2cm. Front cover and endpaper loose, wear to cover and spine, slight soiling to some..... More
c1890s. Watercolour and gouache, faint signature lower left, 53 x 37cm. More
c1890. Watercolour and gouache, signed lower left, titled in ink on original exhibition label mounted below image, 73.3 x 54cm. Slight foxing. Original frame. Caption continues “Callistemon linearis, de Candolle (Myrtaceae) . N.S. Wales, Victoria. P.2587.” Uncommon large format in original presentation and frame. More
c1890. Watercolour and gouache, signed lower right, original exhibition label on mount below image, 73.5 x 54cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Original frame. Label includes “Banksia Grandis, Willdenow (Proteaceae), no. 2598P. Western Australia.”. More
c1890s. Watercolour with gouache, signed in watercolour lower left, 33 x 24.8cm. Foxing to upper portion of image. Framed. Watercolours of waratahs by Rowan are uncommon. Her work is held by most Australian institutions, including a major collection in the National Library. More
1894. Twelve gouache or tempera paintings on fabric, each initialled “R.C.F.” and captioned lower left to right, annotation including artist’s name and date in ink on accompanying original presentation box, 19.5 x 19.5cm (approx. each). Slight stains to some. Captions read “Clianthus [dampieri], Sturt Pea. Eucalyptus, Red Gum. Boronia, W...... More
c1897. Gouache, signed lower centre, titled in pencil on image lower right and in ink on slip affixed to lower edge, annotated in pencil verso, 54.8 x 38cm. Slight stains and crinkles to upper portion, minor tears and missing portions to edges. Annotation reads “Composite family. Eupatorium purpureum. Joe Pye..... More
c1907. Pair of watercolour friezes attached to wooden battens, one captioned, signed and dated “April 1907” above and below image, the other captioned and signed below image, both annotated in ink verso, 142.9 x 67.7cm; 45.8 x 101.3cm (images). Slight foxing, pinholes and minor tears to edges, crinkles. Annotation verso..... More
c1930s. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 61.1 x 45.6cm. Minor scuffing to edges, slight stains upper left. Oil paintings by Trompf rarely appear in the market. Victorian-born, Percival Albert (Percy) Trompf studied at the Ballarat Technical Art School, later joining Giles & Richards in Melbourne, where he designed chocolate..... More