c1944. Watercolour and gouache with pencil on card, signed lower right, 37.2 x 55.2cm. Minor foxing and soiling, pinholes to edges. Unusually large artwork for the cover of the comic Wally and the Major by Stan Cross. More
![Grooming The Favourite [Eden, Casey, Churchill]. Frank Campbell, d.1966 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL179-18.JPG?v=1492666359)
1944. Pen and ink with white gouache, signed in ink lower right, publishing annotation “2 col. [The] Worker” and titled in pencil in lower margin, annotated and dated “3/4/44” in ink verso, 33.2 x 25cm. Foxing, creases, tears and pinholes to edges. Captions in image read “Where do I come..... More
![Labor Principles. No Coalition]. Frank Campbell, d.1966 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL179-19.JPG?v=1492666360)
c1944. Pen and ink with white gouache, signed in ink lower right, publishing annotation “3. col.” in pencil lower centre, 22.9 x 30cm. Creases, cracking, old pinholes, slight foxing, soiling. Provenance: Campbell estate. Francis (Frank) Herbert Campbell was the husband of artist Margaret Campbell. More
![Roosters]. Frank Hinder, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL192-61.JPG?v=1524199246)
1944. Pen and ink, signed and dated in pencil lower right, 22.5 x 17.4cm. Old mount burn, slight foxing, tears to lower left corner. More
![Church Point [Boatshed, Pittwater, NSW]. Geoffrey Myers](/pictures/thumb/CL183-125.JPG?v=1486012707)
1945. Watercolour, titled, dated “10.11.45” and signed lower left to right, 26.7 x 36.7cm. Slight tears to right edge. More
![Study For “The Speaker”]. Noel Counihan, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL192-13.JPG?v=1524199155)
1945. Pen and ink, signed and dated below image, 11.5 x 25cm. Repaired minor perforation to image lower left, slight stains to image lower centre and margins, torn edges not affecting image. A similar image, dated “1944” is held in the NGV. More
1946. Ink and wash, signed and dated lower left, typed text including date and caption on two slips affixed to lower margin, dated in pencil verso, 28.4 x 36.4cm. Slight soiling and stains to edges of image and margins. Captions in image include “Zoning. Liquor reform. Teachers’ salaries. Auditor report..... More
1946. Ink and wash with colour pencil, signed and dated lower left, typed text including date and caption on slip affixed to lower margin, dated in pencil verso, 30.4 x 38.9cm. Slight soiling, foxing, central portion of image amended with white gouache. Caption in image reads “Zoning ends April.” Text..... More
1946. Oil on board, signed and dated lower left, titled (twice), signed, dated “Sept. 1946” and annotated in ink on frame label verso, 54.8 x 46.7cm. Minor soiling or scuffing to image. Original frame. An overpainted title reads “The white man’s gift.” Annotation reads “Boolambayte, Buladelah [Hunter region, NSW].” Eric..... More
1947. Ink and wash study, titled, signed and dated lower left to right, artist’s annotations throughout, 25 x 32.8cm. Minor foxing and creases overall. More
![Study For “Kelly Series”]. Sidney Nolan, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL166-134.JPG?v=1492487774)
1947. Carbon drawing, dated “Sept. ‘47” and initialled twice lower centre, 25.4 x 25.3cm. Minor stains, slight creases and chips to edges. Framed. More
![Lost Weekend [Thrown Out Of “6 O’Clock Bar, Supporter Of 10 O’Clock Closing.”]. William...](/pictures/thumb/CL187-142.JPG?v=1496128059)
1947. Watercolour with crayon and white highlight, signed “WEP” in image lower right, titled in pencil in lower margin, publishing stamp verso, 30.8 x 45.1cm. Slight foxing and stains to image, creases to upper corners. Stamp reads “Sunday Telegraph. Used 15 Feb. 1947.” Sydney-born Pidgeon began his career as a...... More
![Coastal Scene With Flowers]. Muriel Medworth, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL192-103.JPG?v=1524199136)
1948. Watercolour with pencil and crayon, signed and dated in pencil upper left, 28.5 x 39.4cm. Pinholes. Provenance: artist’s estate. Muriel Medworth, wife of prominent artist Frank Medworth, was a watercolour painter, interior decorator, textile and fashion designer, ceramicist and teacher who, along with her husband, pursued her career in..... More
![Black [Gum Tree]. Merric Boyd, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-7.JPG?v=1486012811)
1949. Coloured pencil with graphite, titled, signed and dated lower centre to right, 21.1 x 30.3cm. Trimmed lower edge, minor foxing centre left and lower right. Australia’s first studio potter William Merric Boyd also produced a large body of drawings often showing his strong imagery of trees. More
![Victorian Football League & Racing Season]. S G. Wells, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL169-141.JPG?v=1492493273)
1949. Pen and ink with colour pencil, four panel cartoon strip, signed in image lower left, publishing annotations in pencil in upper margin, stamped “Herald, 29 Jul. 1949” verso, 22.6 x 46cm. Soiling to left portion of image and to margins. Captions include “1948-49 Racing Season ends tomorrow and resumes..... More
![A Bluey And Curley Comic Strip About Fishing And Golfing]. Alex Gurney, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-143.JPG?v=1496128059)
c1949. Ink with watercolour in four panels, signed in fourth panel and annotated “2612, Sat. Jan. 29” in ink in right margin, 19.2 x 58.4cm. Slight stains and pinholes to margins. The “Bluey and Curley” comic strip, created for the magazine Picture-News in 1940, featured two eponymous Australian soldiers who..... More
c1950s. Ink drawing, titled and signed upper and lower right, 24.2 x 18.4cm. Stains to corners and upper edge, slight foxing overall. More
c1950s. Pencil drawing, initialled, annotated “U/S” and “A100” in ink lower right, titled in pencil in French verso, 19 x 24.3cm (paper). Minor tears to right edge, slight stains. Provenance: artist’s sister, Margery Ann Strachan. More
![The Fruitpicker And Blacksmith]. David Strachan, Brit./Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-156.JPG?v=1486091821)
c1950s. Pencil drawing, initialled and annotated “U/S” and “A11” in ink lower right, 24.4 x 18.1cm. Creases overall, slight stains to upper corners. Provenance: artist’s sister, Margery Ann Strachan. More
![Abstract Still Life]. Harald Vike, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-168_1.JPG?v=1486091824)
c1950s. Gouache and crayon, signed in pencil upper left with crayon sketch verso, 27.5 x 19.4cm. More
![Merry-go-round [Australian Horse Racing]. S G. Wells, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL169-143.JPG?v=1492493275)
c1950. Pen and ink with colour pencil, signed lower right, publishing annotations in margins, key in ink verso, corresponding to numbers on depicted figures, 53.6 x 34.4cm. Minor soiling overall, pinholes to margins. Text includes “Another off – Frank ‘Whodunit’ to ride in Blighty. Tch, tch, just as we get..... More
c1940s-1950s. Ink and wash, signed lower right, titled in pencil with various publishing annotations in lower margin, 38.7 x 26.5cm. Soiling overall, crease and slight crinkles to margins. Caption in lower portion of image reads “Australia”, cancelled caption in upper portion of image reads “Russian Successes.” This work was most..... More
c1950s. Pen and ink with watercolour, titled and signed lower right, captioned throughout image, 30.2 x 44.9cm. Foxing, soiling. Captions include “De Quiros – Duyfken, 1606; Tasman, 1642; Dampier, 1699; Cook, 1770; Phillip, 1788; Blaxland, Lawson, Wentworth, 1813.”. More
![Inflation]. Will Mahony, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL174-143.JPG?v=1492658890)
c1950s. Ink and wash, signed lower left, various publishing annotations in pencil in lower margin, 38.6 x 26.5cm. Soiling overall, crease and slight crinkles to margins. Captions in image read “Inflation” and “wage earner.”. More
![Country Life Shakes Hands With Australia]. Frank Campbell, d.1966 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-144.JPG?v=1496128060)
1950. Pen and ink with coloured pencil, captioned, dated and signed in ink, 26 x 23cm. Pinholes, minor foxing, ink stains to centre of image and left edge. Caption includes “Resolutions for 1951. Unite for Peace & Prosperity.”. More