Artist Justin O’Brien Ephemera And Book
c1980s-1990s. Group of twelve items comprising two pencil sketches, two items of correspondence, three colour process lithograph exhibition catalogues and one greeting card from the National Gallery of Victoria, one photocopied price list, two slips of newsprint, and one hardcover book with slipcover, The Art Of Justin O’Brien, editioned 140/250 and signed in ink by author Anthony Bradley and O’Brien, sizes from 9.1 x 16.3cm to 38.5 x 29.5cm. Stains and creases to sketches and correspondence, slight soiling and wear to most items, book and slipcase in very good condition. The correspondence, which is addressed to Laurie Lane of Bondi Beach, sent by O’Brien (1917-1996) from Rome, comprises an aerogramme postmarked 1983, regarding O’Brien’s pension claim, and a letter postmarked 1995 which includes reference to his prostate cancer. The book, The Art of Justin O’Brien, with text by Anthony Bradley, was published in 1982 by The Craftsman’s Press, Sydney.
Item #CL174-156
Price (AUD): $3,350.00 other currencies