The Mighty Gum
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and annotated “London Salon” in pencil on backing below image, 28.2 x 20.6cm. Slight retouching to image, minor surface loss to edges. More
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and annotated “London Salon” in pencil on backing below image, 28.2 x 20.6cm. Slight retouching to image, minor surface loss to edges. More
c1933. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil on backing below image, 18.2 x 15.1cm. Minor chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Shows a glimpse of the Willow Cafe with its “decorative and colourful tiled facade with canvas awnings.” Similar images held in NLA, NGA, Royal..... More
c1930s. Bromoil, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 32.6 x 25.6cm. Silvering to lower portion of image. Born in Adelaide, cardiologist Dr Harry Stephenson Lucraft worked at the Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia. A highly respected doctor, he was also known as “a skilled and artistic amateur..... More
1999. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and erroneously dated “1997” in pencil on right margin, titled, signed and dated in pencil verso, 27.5 x 33.5cm. Minor foxing to margins. Illustrated in Smith, A Portrait of Canberra and of Canberrans, 2012, p59, with title “Flagpole, Parliament House.”. More
1998/1999. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated “’98” in ink in lower margin, titled, signed and dated in ink verso, 31 x 24.6cm. Illustrated in Smith, Canberra: A Personal Perspective, 1999, p63, with title “The Carrillon [sic] on Aspen Island, Lake Burley Griffin [Canberra].”. More
c1996/1998. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled (twice), signed and dated “1998” in pencil in margins, titled, signed and dated in pencil verso, 25.8 x 33.2cm. Slight foxing to margins. Illustrated in Smith, A Portrait of Canberra and of Canberrans, 2012, pp8-9, with date “1996” and title “Dunrosil Drive, towards Government..... More
1955-2014. Fifty (50) digital prints, some from negative-based images, all printed in 2014, titled, signed and dated in lower margin, editioned 1/3, titled, signed and dated in pencil verso, sizes range from 27 x 27cm to 28 x 44.3cm. The landscapes presented in this folio are from Australia, Germany, Italy..... More
1998/1999. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated “1998” in ink on image lower right, titled, signed and dated in ink verso, 41.5 x 54.5cm. Illustrated in Smith, Canberra: A Personal Perspective, 1999, p63, with title “Jetty on Acton Peninsula, Lake Burley Griffin [Canberra].”. More
1985. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin and in ink and pencil verso, 24.5 x 31.7cm. Illustrated in Smith, Canberra: A Personal Perspective, 1999, p26, with title “Misty Mountain, Mt Ainslie.”. More
1999/2000. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated “’99” in ink on image lower right, titled, signed and dated in ink verso, 53.8 x 44cm. More
1999/2000. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in ink verso, 45.2 x 54cm. More
1984. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and erroneously dated “1998” in ink in lower margin and in pencil verso, 42.3 x 51.9cm. Laid down on board. Illustrated in Smith, Canberra: A Personal Perspective, 1999, p56, with title “Tharwa Bridge in Winter.”. More
1986/1988. Cibachrome, titled, annotated, signed and dated in ink verso, 39 x 39.3cm. Slight scuffing overall. Annotation reads “Composite of 2 6x6cm transparencies.”. More
1992. Cibachrome, titled, signed, and dated in ink on mount below image and verso with caption, 29 x 36cm. Minor scuffing to lower edge of image, laid down on board. Caption reads “It was the year after when Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted. We had extreme red sky’s [sic]..... More
1999/2000. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated “1999” in ink on image lower left, titled, signed and dated in ink verso, 47.5 x 57.7cm. Illustrated in Smith, Canberra: A Personal Perspective, 1999, p49. More
c1930s. Bromoil transfer, 16.7 x 31cm. Old creases to image lower left, foxing and old glue stains to margins. Provenance: Mallard estate. More
1960. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 26.9 x 17.1cm. Provenance: Mallard estate. More
c1931. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 15.5 x 24.3cm. Slight silvering to edges of image, discolouration to margins. More
c1920s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, annotations including “f11” verso, 22.5 x 29.6cm. Slight foxing and silvering. More
c1872. Pair of albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, each with studio stamp and numbered “18278” and “18329” respectively in pencil verso, 6 x 10.1cm (approx. each image). Minor foxing, each laid down on original backing. Studio stamp reads “American & Australasian Photographic Company. Sydney Office. 324 George Street.” Illustrated in..... More
c1890s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each with negative number “650” or “652”, titled and annotated “H. King Photo, Sydney” in negative lower left or right, 15.1 x 20cm (approx. each). Slight creases, foxing and silvering. Titles read “Wiseman’s, Hawkesbury R., NSW” and “Wiseman’s Ferry, Hawkesbury River, NSW.” One image..... More
1960. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s stamp, titled, dated, signed with typed caption verso, 30.6 x 20.4cm. Minor creases and chips to edges and crinkles overall. Stamp reads “Copyright photo by Jeff Carter. Phone: 524-4278. 93 Grays Point Road, Grays Point, NSW, Australia.” Caption reads “No city park or zoo..... More
1963/later printing. Selenium toned silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed on mount below image, photographer’s name stamped verso, signed in ink on photographer’s label on mount verso, 38.5 x 28.6cm. Minor crinkles to left portion, creases to lower margin. Label includes information about the printing process, and “Glenrock Farm..... More