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
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
c1939. Vintage bromoil laid down on greeting card, inscribed, signed and titled in pencil on card upper left and below image, 10.9 x 6.6cm. Slight foxing. Inscription reads “To W.H. Moffitt [photographer], may the new year bring peace and good will on earth. From H. Cazneaux and family.” Provenance: Moffitt..... More
1939/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed and titled in pencil on image lower right and in lower margin, 31.5 x 29.3cm. Illustrated in Newton, Max Dupain, p63, listed as Form at Bondi; and White, Dupain’s Beaches, p41. “Together with Sunbaker 1937, also in the collection, Form at Bondi represents the shifts..... More
c1940s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated in ink on image lower right, 29.7 x 25.6cm. Minor handling creases. More
c1940s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed and inscribed “To my old pal, Len. From Bill Alley” in ink lower right, 19 x 11.5cm (image).Crazing to image, surface loss, paper remnants and minor tears to edges. William (Bill) Edward Alley (Brit/Aust., 1919-2004) played 400 first-class matches for NSW, Somerset and a...... More
c1920s-1940s. Collection of 106 vintage silver gelatin photographs, some in original album, accompanied with a membership pass for the 1938 Empire Games in original leather wallet. The collection also includes an autograph book signed by participants in the 1934 Australian Track and Field Championship, and a slip of newsprint. Some..... More
c1940s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink on image lower right, 22.3 x 27.5cm. Minor creases to corners, strikethrough from ink verso to upper edge. Held in NLA. More
c1910s-1940s. Group of four vintage silver gelatin photographs, most inscribed and signed by Cazneaux in pencil or ink verso, some dated and one signed by Cazneaux’s wife Winnie in pencil or ink verso, sizes from 10.3 x 7cm to 13.4 x 10.1cm. Some with slight surface loss and tears to..... More
1890-c1940s. Thirty-five (35) items comprising 15 hardcover octavo books, 14 photographs and six items of ephemera, some books annotated with name “Sydney A. Tuck” in ink, typed labels or annotations to backing of some photographs verso, 3.8 x 7.6cm to 33.6 x 22.1cm. Several books missing dust jacket, soiling and..... More
1940. Vintage bromoil transfer, outlined in crayon, signed in crayon on image lower right, titled and dated “Nov. 1940” in pencil in lower margin, 7.5 x 10.7cm. Provenance: Moffitt estate. Image shows the harbour and the clock tower of Newcastle’s former Customs House, now a hotel. The crayon outline was..... More
c1940s. Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, signed in pencil on backing below image, photographer’s stamp on photograph and backing verso, 19.6 x 16.1cm and 20.5 x 16cm. Slight silvering to one image, both tipped to original backing. Photographer’s stamp includes “Photo-studio M. Michaelis, 114 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.” Margaret Michaelis emigrated..... More
c1940s. Fifty (50) vintage silver gelatin photographs and two process screen prints, most in postcard format, laid down in a scrapbook, 31 of the photographs are autographed in ink by wrestlers, most annotated with their name by “Fred Phillips”, compiler of the scrapbook, 9.1 x 5.3cm to 22.8 x 18.1cm..... More
c1940s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, authentication stamp with facsimile signature, signed and dated by photographer’s son Rex Dupain in pencil verso, 25.8 x 30.6cm. Minor handling crinkles and scuffs. Image shows pedestrians crossing Castlereagh Street with a tram and the recently opened David Jones Men’s Store in the background. Ref..... More
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
1941. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 29 x 23.2cm. Some silvering. Provenance: Keast Burke estate. More
c1942. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed and inscribed in ink on image lower right, 23.9 x 15.6cm (image). Slight foxing, paper remnants to left margin. Inscription reads “Good luck. Vic Patrick. Light and Welter Champion of Aust.” Victor “Vic” Patrick Lucca (Aust., 1920-2006) was an Australian professional boxer and referee..... More
1943. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated in pencil on image lower right, titled and dated in pencil verso, 36.7 x 39cm. Surface loss and minor creases to lower corners, minor silvering to image centre. Similar image illustrated in Dupain’s Australian Landscapes, 1988, p115. More
1943/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, 41.8 x 46.7cm. Pinholes and slight stains to corners and edges of image. This image was taken during the time Dupain was serving in the RAAF camouflage unit during WWII in Atherton, Queensland. Another copy of this photograph is held in the Art Gallery of..... More
1944. Silver gelatin photograph, four-panel panorama, text with date and caption in ink on backing above and below image, 18.4 x 101.6cm (overall). Laid down on original backing. Framed. Text includes “The Maritime Services Board of NSW, August ‘44.”. More
c1940-1945. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 18.3 x 15cm. Old tape to margins not affecting image. Buckle also photographed this same scene with the model undressed. Both versions are held in the AGNSW. More
1945. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed with “Best Wishes” and dated in ink lower left, 23.6 x 15.7cm. Foxing, paper remnants to edges. During 1944 Ian Cross, a “young Brooklyn [NSW] rider”, was considered to be an outstanding cyclist after competing in the League of Wheelmen races at Lidcombe oval..... More
1945. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, each with “Royal Australian Air Force” copyright stamp with captions and date in ink verso, 15 x 20cm (approx. each). Creases, scuffing, one with cracking to upper left corner. Stamp and captions include “Crown copyright reserved. Unit: SOP. Date: 16.8.45. Subject: VE/VP Day..... More
1945. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil verso, 24.5 x 18.2cm. Slight foxing to margins. More
c1946. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil in unknown hand and photographer’s stamp with “Clarence Street, Sydney” address verso, 20.2 x 23.4cm. Slight scuffing overall, minor creases and chips to lower corners. More
1946. Vintage bromoil, titled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin, 9.6 x 13.2cm. Provenance: Moffitt estate. St Paul’s Anglican Church is in the background. More