![Australian Magpie and Laughing Kookaburra]. J M. Cantle, 1849–1919 Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL198-36_1.JPG?v=1576815222)
c1890s. Two watercolours, signed lower centre or right, 36 x 26.2cm (each). Slight foxing. Both in original frames with new mounts. John Mitchell Cantle was an architectural draughtsman and railway surveyor, but is best known as an ornithological painter, illustrator, cartoonist and postcard designer. Ref: SLNSW. More
c1890s. Watercolour and ink drawing, captioned in image, 40 x 23.4cm. Tear from upper left edge through upper portion of image, stains, slight foxing, old mount burn. This proclamation “presents a four-strip pictogram that attempts to explain the idea of equality under the law. Those who committed violent crimes in..... More
![Sketch Of Horses With Rider]. Frank Prout Mahony, 1862–1916 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL199-52.JPG?v=1585635231)
c1890s. Oil on card, posthumous studio stamp verso, 21.6 x 46.2cm. Slight scuffing. Provenance: Frank P. Mahony estate. Mahony’s work is well represented in the AGNSW. Australian-born Federation-era painter, illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist Frank Mahony is best known for images of the bush. Early in his career in Australia, before..... More
![Bridled Horse]. Frank Prout Mahony, 1862–1916 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL199-53.JPG?v=1585635232)
c1890s. Oil on board, posthumous artist’s stamp on board and frame verso, 49 x 36.5cm. Minor paint loss and indentations to upper portions of image, minor crazing and foxing overall. Framed. An unfinished painting of a horse carcass appears verso. The Art Gallery of NSW began acquiring paintings and drawings..... More
![Henry Parkes, April Fool’s Day Cartoons]. Livingston Hopkins, Amer./Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-71.JPG?v=1492491427)
1893. Pen and ink with wash and slips of newsprint, signed in ink lower right, captioned throughout image, publishing annotations including date “April 1st 1893” in crayon and ink on lower right corner of image, 47.1 x 28.9cm. Foxing and soiling overall, tears to edges of image, creases, pinholes and..... More
c1894. Ink and wash with affixed slips of letterpress and postage stamp, signed lower left, titled on backing verso, 44 x 28.9cm. Foxing, soiling, laid down on original backing. The centre panel depicts the character “The Little Boy from Manly”, created by Hopkins in 1885 in relation to the Sudan..... More
1894. Watercolour with white highlight, dated and signed in image lower left and right, title, artist and date in plaque below image, 31.5 x 47.5cm. Slight foxing to image upper centre. Framing incorporates a 19th century bronze plaque. More
![Near Narrabeen [NSW]. A E. Starkey, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL176-114.JPG?v=1492661809)
1895. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 54.3 x 23.9cm. Pinhole to upper right corner, slight soiling. Framed. This painting was exhibited at the Royal Art Society of NSW in 1895, as referenced in their catalogue. Sydney-born Alfred Ernest Starkey was the youngest son of a wealthy soft-drink..... More
![Picton and Coogee Bay [NSW]. W H. Raworth, Brit./Aust./NZ](/pictures/thumb/CL194-78_1.jpg?v=1543548736)
1894-1895. Double-sided watercolour, each image captioned, dated “Feb. 16th, 1895” or “21 Oct. 1894” and signed lower left or right, 25 x 48cm. Slight foxing to images. More
1896. Watercolour on card, monogrammed in watercolour, dated and titled in faint pencil below image, 40.5 x 24.5cm. Pinholes, creases and slight foxing. Frank Prout Mahony was the first Australian-born artist whose work was purchased by the Art Gallery of NSW. He was a well-known illustrator during the latter part..... More
![Two Kookaburras]. Neville H. P. Cayley, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-77.JPG?v=1492491439)
1897. Watercolour, signed and dated lower right, 41.2 x 45.7cm. Foxing overall, slight soiling to lower portion. Original frame. More
![Windmill]. A. H. Fullwood, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL174-75.JPG?v=1492656344)
1897. Pen on scraperboard, signed and dated lower left, 9.3 x 19.2cm. Slight foxing and stains to upper portion. Provenance: Fullwood estate. More
![Two Ducks In Flight, One Shot]. J M. Cantle, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL169-79.JPG?v=1492491441)
c1898. Watercolour, signed lower left, 46.1 x 31.5cm. Foxing with old repairs overall, old mount burn to edges. Laid down on acid-free backing. More
![Seascapes]. Attrib. William Lister Lister, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-102_1.JPG?v=1486091805)
c1900. Pair of gouaches, 28.9 x 22.7cm and 33.1 x 38cm. One with scuffed edges, the other with foxing to upper left and lower right portions, tears and missing portion to lower edge, creases and pinholes. These images are consistent with other works by Lister Lister, which were used as..... More
c1900. Pencil drawing, titled and initialled “W’m P.” lower right, 11.5 x 18cm. Minor foxing to right and lower edges. The Albury Railway Station was built in 1881 at the end of the main south line, 642km from Sydney, NSW, on the border of Victoria. Clocks were not originally installed..... More
c1900. Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 53cm. Slight perforations to image edges and paint loss to lower portion, minor soiling to upper portion of image. Period frame. More
1900. Pencil drawing, annotated in an unknown hand “By Lionel, 1900”, titled and dated with artist’s name upper right and on backing below image, 15.3 x 9.6cm. Discolouration overall, uneven edges. This is a rare, early portrait of Norman at the age of 21 by older brother Lionel. More
1902. Pen and ink, signed in image lower right”, publishing annotation “usual ‘Arrow’ size” in ink in lower margin, 30.7 x 13.6cm. Pinholes not affecting image, old folds and creases, minor soiling to margins. This artwork, which appeared on the cover page of The Arrow on 8 March 1902, was..... More
c1902. Pen and ink, signed lower left, titled and annotated in ink and dated “paid 17-10-02 [or 04]” in pencil in another hand verso, 23.5 x 18cm. Paper loss to image upper right and edges, slight stains and creases, old mount burn. Annotation reads “Kind lady: ‘And so your father..... More
![Young Woman With Chair]. Frank P. Mahony, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL166-121.JPG?v=1492487431)
1903. Pencil drawing, dated “Oct. 15 ‘03” in pencil lower right, posthumous studio stamp lower right, 27.8 x 19.6cm. Slight soiling overall. Mahony drew this work while he was in London at the Langham Sketching Club (later the London Sketch Club). He was persuaded by artist Phil May to join..... More
c1904. (1) Sandy Is Wanted, 1904. Ink and wash, signed lower right and captioned below image, dated “18.4.04” with publishing annotations in pencil verso, 17.4 x 25.5cm. Slight stains, surface loss, pinholes to margins. (2) Father Of Triplets, c1904. Ink and wash, signed lower left and captioned below image, publishing..... More
![The See Government [Debate Over The Public Works Program]. George A. Taylor, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-85.JPG?v=1496126058)
1904. Pen and ink, captioned in image, signed and dated “Aug. ‘04” lower left, 25 x 21cm. Pinholes, slight foxing, old mount burn. Captions include “Labor”; “Fitzroy Dock tender”; “Extinction”; and “Jack Want’s fruit knife.” Towards the end of 1903, “poor economic conditions and drought” forced Sir John See’s NSW..... More
1904. Thirty-four (of 35) printout paper photographs in a leather-bound album with gilt title and edges, date “Nov. 1904” on album cover, each photograph captioned in ink on backing below image, 10 x 15cm to 14.3 x 19.8cm. Minor scuffing to album covers, page 3 missing, all images laid down..... More
c1905. Ink and wash, signed “Drawed by Hops Understudy” lower left, 31.3 x 48.3cm. Minor tears or missing portions to edges, slight foxing. Image shows the Attorney-General Sir Charles Gregory Wade “Weighed” with a quill in his hat labelled “NSW Likker [Liquor] Act”, holding a pocket watch and auger with..... More
c1906. Ink and wash, title in slip of newsprint affixed to image upper left, annotated in pencil verso, 20.6 x 8.3cm. Repaired tear to image centre left, slight foxing to upper centre, minor wear to edges. Partially illegible annotation includes “The ‘Miserere’, Il Trovatore” and Dyson’s address. Ella Russell was..... More