Tongue Tied
c1940s. Ink and watercolour with white gouache, signed lower left, titled in pencil in lower margin, 24.7 x 33.8cm. Slight soiling and foxing overall. Captions read “Australia. Unbridled censorship.”. More
c1940s. Ink and watercolour with white gouache, signed lower left, titled in pencil in lower margin, 24.7 x 33.8cm. Slight soiling and foxing overall. Captions read “Australia. Unbridled censorship.”. More
1940. Ink and wash, signed lower left, captioned in image upper centre and in pencil in lower margin, publishing stamp with date verso, 34.2 x 41.7cm. Slight soiling, missing portions to margins. Caption in image reads “During his war cabinet visit to Brisbane, Mr Hughes will be quartered in the..... More
c1940s. Watercolour with ink and crayon, 27 x 18.7cm. More
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
c1930s. Ink and wash with crayon and white gouache, signed lower right, titled in pencil in lower margin, 24.8 x 33.5cm. Slight soiling and foxing overall. Caption reads “Canberra Civil Service bus stop.”. More
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
1967. Pencil drawing, monogrammed, dated, titled and signed upper to lower right, 36.3 x 27.2cm (paper). Repaired slight surface loss to upper corners, minor stain to right edge. A Durer-inspired image. More
1923. Pen and ink, initialled lower right [Arthur T. Gillam], captioned with publishing annotations in ink and pencil above and below image, signed and dated “19.6.23” in ink with address, and stamped “Published Sept. 6, ‘23” verso, 15.5 x 7.3cm. Soiling overall, pinholes and creases to margins. Artist’s address reads..... More
1945. Gouache with pencil, booklet format, dated upper centre and signed in gouache lower right, 14.3 x 10.9cm. Slight stains overall. Publishing colour swatch attached to inside cover. More
1940. Pen and ink with pencil, captioned, signed and dated “’40” in image, captioned in ink and pencil with publishing annotations in and below image and verso, with date “5.4.40” in affixed Picture News label, 44.5 x 17.3cm. Slight foxing and soiling, old fold with cracking to centre of image, tear..... More
c1910. Crayon drawing, signed and captioned in ink below image, 27 x 17.2cm. Slight tears to right edge, creases and slight foxing. Caption reads “Slimm: ‘Yes, I’m an artist now.’ Stoutt: ‘Oh! One of these bally chaps who paint pictures & study from the leud, eh?’” A good friend of..... More
c1920s-1930s. Group of 12 pencil drawings and two linocuts pasted in hand-bound album, annotated, signed and dated “3.3.1978” by publisher Richard Griffin of Gryphon Books in ink on final page of album, 35.1 x 20.5cm (book), 11.4 x 15.5cm to 24.5 x 16cm (drawings). Soiling and foxing to some drawings. This album, titled..... More
c1930s. Pen and ink with white gouache, signed lower centre, rubbed out caption in pencil below image, signed and annotated in ink with artist’s stamp verso, 29.5 x 21.4cm. Slight foxing, soiling and crinkles overall, pinholes and minor wear to edges. Partially legible caption includes “The Exploiter will put the..... More
c1900. Pencil drawing, posthumous studio stamp lower left, 15.3 x 13.1cm. Minor creases and stains not affecting image. Stamp reads “From the studio of Frank Prout Mahony. F.P.M.”. More
c1970s. Watercolour with ink, captioned and signed upper left to right and lower left, 31.1 x 39.8cm. Framed. Hungarian-born George Molnar was a noted “architect-professor, cartoonist-commentator, master water-colourist, writer (Statues) and social analyst [who] was awarded the OBE in 1971 and the AO in 1988 for his unique contribution to Australian..... More
c1920s. Pen and ink, initialled lower right, titled in ink on portion of original mount hinged below image, 13.6 x 16.6cm. Slight foxing overall, paper remnants and old mount burn to edges. More
c1940s. Graphite with colour pencil, signed and inscribed in graphite centre right and below image, 11.5 x 9.9cm (paper). Slight discolouration, laid down on original backing. Inscription reads “With best wishes from Ginge.” Ginger Meggs, Australia’s longest-running comic strip, was created by Enmore-born Jimmy Bancks, who spent his childhood in..... More
c1908-1913. Pen and ink, signed lower right, publishing annotations verso, 22.4 x 39.4cm. Soiling, rubbing and slight foxing overall, missing portions, cracks and pinholes to edges and margins. Captions in image read “Advance Australia”, and “King Billy” and “Gib it tchillin [shilling].” Appears to be a demonstration celebrating the arrival..... More
c1910. Ink and wash, gouache and pencil on board, captioned and signed in image lower centre, 40.6 x 32.1cm. Cracks and minor missing portion to corners. This illustration is the original artwork for an advertisement for Schweppes, which most likely appeared in the publication The Lone Hand. More
1970. Ink drawing with overlay sheet, captioned and signed upper centre and lower right, various publishing annotations and stamps in lower margin, 20.1 x 25.3cm. Glue stains overall. Stamps include “26 Jan 1970.” In the early 1970s, Leunig’s cartoons were published in satirical magazines Nation Review, The Digger and Oz..... 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
c1920s. Pen and ink, signed in ink lower centre by Lindsay, captioned in ink below image in an unknown hand, 35.9 x 50.6cm. Framed. Possibly an illustration for The Bulletin or The Lone Hand magazine. More
c1910. Ink and wash with white gouache, initialled centre left, 29.4 x 22.4cm. Repaired tears and missing portions to edges of image. Laid down on acid-free backing. Appears to be a proposed book cover illustration. 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
c1930. Pen and ink with gouache, signed “Phil McLachlan” and captioned upper left and lower centre, 23.2 x 20.7cm. Slight foxing, discolouration and minor surface loss to margins. Phyllis Laishley McLachlan, on leaving school at the age of 16, studied with Thea Proctor, and at the Julian Ashton School. She..... More