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Norman Lindsay (Aust., 1879–1969).

[Three “Fat Cats”]

c1920s. Ink and wash, annotated and signed by Margaret Coen and Douglas Stewart in ink on board attached to frame verso, 17 x 23.1cm. Old mount burn and glue stains to edges not affecting image, minor creases. Framed.

Annotation reads “This drawing is by Norman Lindsay and is reproduced in the book Norman Lindsay’s Cats.”

This drawing is illustrated in Norman Lindsay’s Cats (Macmillan, 1975, p33), which includes an introduction by Douglas Stewart, a prominent book seller in Sydney during the first half of the 20th century. Provenance: Margaret Coen, Bloomfield Galleries, Lendell-Jones, Australian Art Auctions. (Both Margaret Coen and her husband Douglas Stewart were good friends of Norman Lindsay.)

A copy of Lindsay’s book and auction catalogue accompany this drawing.

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Item #CL199-87

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