Chinese Gardens
1922. Oil on board, signed and dated lower right, titled and signed with address in pencil and ink on label attached verso, 27.2 x 34.8cm. Minor soiling. Framed. Label includes “J.T. Rosendale, 74 Cairo Street, North Sydney.”. More
1922. Oil on board, signed and dated lower right, titled and signed with address in pencil and ink on label attached verso, 27.2 x 34.8cm. Minor soiling. Framed. Label includes “J.T. Rosendale, 74 Cairo Street, North Sydney.”. More
1961. Watercolour with pencil, signed and dated in pencil lower right, 24 x 32.5cm. Repaired tears to edges. Framed. More
1921. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 39.5 x 49.2cm. Minor chips or indentations to image. There is a study for a landscape painting verso. Similar images held in AGNSW, with the comment “His well-regarded landscapes, more often in the medium of watercolour, arose from a love of..... More
c1958. Watercolour, titled, dated “about 1958” with artist’s name and annotation “AES cousin [?]” in ink on slip attached to frame verso, 25.5 x 36.6cm. Old mount burn. Framed. More
c1964. Gouache and ink, scarf design, titled and signed in image centre and lower right, captioned throughout image, 70 x 70cm. Slight scuffs, surface loss and stains overall, creases and pinholes to margins. Captions identify Adelaide landmarks depicted around the edges of the image, and include “King William Street, Elder..... More
c1870s. Ink and wash with pencil, signed lower right, 13.7 x 21.5cm. Repaired tear to upper right portion of image, slight surface loss, foxing and minor soiling overall. More
1870. Ink and wash with pencil, initialled in ink lower left, dated in pencil lower right, 25.6 x 33.1cm. Old repairs and crinkles overall, missing portions and tears to edges of image, surface loss verso. More
c1980s. Ink and wash, monogrammed lower right, 24 x 26.8cm. This is the original drawing published in The National Times to promote a jazz event during a Sydney festival. More
c1930s. Ink and wash, accompanied by authentication note signed by artist’s sister Reta Morton, 24.2 x 22.3cm. Paper loss to lower edge of image. At the age of 29 in 1937, Normand H. Baker was the youngest artist to win the Archibald Prize with his self-portrait. Although relatively unknown at..... More
c1930s. Pencil drawing, accompanied by authentication note signed by artist’s sister Reta Morton, 24 x 21.2cm. Slight foxing, discolouration to edges. More
1993. Watercolour with pencil and collage, artist’s stamp with initials, dated “March ‘73” in pencil lower right, 60.7 x 45.8cm. Minor cockling overall. Framed. The two collaged slips read “See the Crown Jewels, and the Famous White Cats” and “RTA Pylon Lookout & Exhibition.”. More
1930. Pair of pencil drawings, each initialled, captioned and dated lower right, 16.5 x 25.9cm and 24.8 x 18.9cm. Trimmed margins. Captions read “On the Sydney Show Ground, Easter” and “Looking towards the grand stand, Sydney Show Ground.”. More
1964. Wash and ink with crayon, signed twice and dated in ink lower left to right with accompanying original exhibition label handwritten by Curtis in ink, 47.5 x 66.3cm. Old glue stain to upper edge, minor cockling. Gladesville Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Parramatta River. “When it..... More
c1940. Transfer drawing, titled and captioned lower left, 19.7 x 25.6cm. Old folds, slight foxing, trimmed left edge and corners. Caption reads “Period 1880. [Centenary] 1840 to 1940.” Shows the Garden Palace, purpose-built for the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879. This drawing is a study for a mural for Farmer..... More
c1930s. Pencil drawing, initialled lower right, 17.6 x 25.8cm. Slight foxing, uneven edges. This sketch was likely taken from the present site of Waterfront Park, Pyrmont, previously the site of the CSR Sugar Refinery. Blackwattle Bay can be seen slightly to the left. More
1933. Pair of pencil drawings, one with ink, each captioned, dated and initialled in pencil lower right, 23.2 x 20.3cm and 25.9 x 20.3cm (paper). Minor creases. Captions read “Central Railway Station” and “Central Station Tower, Sydney.”. More
c1950. Two pencil drawings, one on tracing paper, both annotated “Goulburn” and initialled in pencil lower right, one captioned in ink verso, 34.5 x 24.6cm (approx. each). Slight stains and creases, old folds. Caption reads “Sketch for Goulburn feature, painted in new air-conditioned express trains. NSW Rly.” Sketches show the..... More
c1870-1871. Two pencil drawings, each initialled “R.A.T.”, titled “Elerslie [sic]” and dated lower left or right, 9.3 x 17.5cm and 15.8 x 23.8cm. Minor foxing. Rosalie Ann Thorne was reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca Martens (Aust.,1836-1909), who was also her mentor..... More
1869–1903. Five pencil drawings, one with watercolour and one with iron gall ink, one initialled, four titled and all dated in pencil lower left or right, 26.3 x 17.8cm to 24.3 x 30.3cm (paper). Creases, tears to edges and some minor missing portions, slight foxing. Titles and dates read (1)..... More
1864. Pencil drawing, titled, annotated “copy C. Martens”, monogrammed and dated “Nov. 8th 1867” lower right, 15.5 x 29.2cm. Slight foxing, creases. Rosalie Ann Thorne was reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca Martens (Aust., 1836–1909), who was also her mentor. The two..... More
1867. Pencil drawing, signed “Rosalie”, dated “Sept. 27th 1867”, annotated “copy C. Martens” and titled lower left to right, 20.5 x 30.8cm. Minor creases and stains. The building seen from the shore is the former stables of Woollahra House, built in 1856 by Sir Daniel Cooper, a colonial merchant and..... More
1864. Pencil and wash, titled, annotated, dated and initialled “R.A.T.” in pencil lower right, 19 x 31cm. Tears to edges, creases, minor missing portions, slight foxing. Annotation reads “Taken July 13th, 1847 by C. Martens, copied Nov. 27th, 1864.”. 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
c1860s-1890s. Eighteen (18) watercolours, some with gouache or white highlight, two signed (one signature obscured by missing portion) and one dated “Oct. ‘80” lower left, 19.1 x 29.5cm to 63.8 x 47.1cm. Slight foxing overall, some with missing portions, repaired tears or minor creases. Six images laid down on acid-free..... More