Death Of A Kangaroo [With Indigenous Hunter]
c1950s. Oil on board, titled and annotated “15 gns” in ink on frame verso, 22.8 x 27.7cm. Framed. More
c1950s. Oil on board, titled and annotated “15 gns” in ink on frame verso, 22.8 x 27.7cm. Framed. More
1983. Colour screenprint, 76.8 x 75.9cm. Trimmed lower portion, repaired tears, slight foxing, scuffing. Linen-backed. “Shockabilly” band Olympic Sideburns formed in Melbourne in 1982 and released their debut EP Drunkyard at the end of 1983. Their lineup at one point included Maurice Frawley. Ref: Ian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of Australian Rock..... More
1982. Colour process lithograph, 72 x 49.8cm. Repaired missing portions and tears, slight stains. Linen-backed. Text includes “Marketed by WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty Limited. A Warner Communications Company.” Almost New, featuring this artwork, was released as a promotional album in Australia to coincide with the 1982 Elvis Costello..... More
c1901. Three lithographs, two hand-coloured, German text including caption above and below each image, 34.1 x 43cm (approx. each). Old vertical fold, minor tears, stains, creases. Captions in German include “The capture of Tientsin”, “The battle for Tientsin in June [sic] 1900”, and “The taking of Wei-Hai-Mai.” Text includes nos..... More
c1905. Hand-coloured lithograph, German text including caption above and below image, 33.9 x 43cm. Old vertical fold, minor crinkles. Translated German text includes “War between Russia and Japan, 1904. No. 1795. Printed and published by C. Burckardt’s successor, Weissenburg, Alsace.” The Siege of Port Arthur took place between August 1..... More
1987. Screenprint, 60.6 x 43.2cm. Linen-backed. Text includes “An exclusive re-release. From the maker of Caravaggio. With Toyah Willcox, Little Nell, Adam Ant, Jenny Runacre, Jordan. Music by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Electric Chairs, Adam and the Ants, Chelsea, Wayne County. Season starts Fri. 4 Dec, 9.30pm. Mandarin Cinema, 150..... More
1928-c1933. Two watercolour and pencil drawings, each captioned and signed by architect “Keith Frederick Giraud”, chapel design dated “1928” and annotated “University of Sydney” in pencil below image, 57.4 x 39.7cm to 70.8 x 41.8cm (paper). Pinholes, slight foxing and crinkles. Keith Frederick Giraud was awarded the Australian Medallion and..... More
c1900. Pair of metal globes printed in colour, mounted with removable brass rings on timber stands, 5.7 x 15.6 x 15.6cm (each). Minor crazing, wear, discolouration and oxidation to globes, some wear to stands. These globe stands, designed to resemble larger floor-standing globes, are attributed to Tasmanian Thomas Hinton (Aust...... More
1944. Lithograph, 81.5 x 70.6cm. Repaired tears to edges, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text includes “Surveyed by task group 70-5.” This poster was designed as a WWII goose game by the sailors on board the Australian HMAS Warrego (U73). Held in Dutch Navy Museum. One of the vignettes shows an unflattering..... More
1880. Pair of hand-coloured wood engravings, 22.7 x 32.9cm; 24.4 x 22.3cm. Creases, repaired tears to edges, slight soiling and foxing. Captions for one image read “No. 1 General view: night attack by the police on the inn; No. 2 After the fight: Ned Kelly wounded, lying at the railway..... More
c1942. Pair of leaflets, linocut with letterpress type, 20.8 x 16.6cm (approx. each). Repainted portions, repaired tears, creases and old folds. Linen-backed. The leaflets, possibly produced in the Middle East, illustrate the Australian 9th Division’s Formation Sign of a platypus above a boomerang. The leaflets were German propaganda designed especially for..... More
c1940s–1950s. Two folk art figures and two vintage silver gelatin photographs, one figure with “Jakanda Reg’d” label attached to base, one photograph with paper manufacturer’s mark “A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved” verso, 13 x 8.5 x 6.5cm and 14 x 6 x 2.5cm (figures); 19.2 x 12.2cm and 19 x 22.7cm..... More
c1960s. Colour lithograph, 100.4 x 62.2cm. Repaired creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Commonwealth Railways speed you in air-conditioned comfort! Enquiries to Commonwealth Railways, 325 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000.” The Commonwealth Railways were established in 1917 by the Government of Australia with the Commonwealth Railways Act to administer the Trans-Australia and Port..... More
1960. Colour screenprint, 91.1 x 61cm. Repaired missing portions and creases, old tape stains. Linen-backed. Text continues “‘The Territorian’ tour; ‘The Tropiclander’ tour; ‘The Overlander’ tour; ‘Central Australia’ tour. Pioneer Sunshine holidays [coach tours]. CAN 4000 5 60.” Held in SLQ. More
c1920s. Colour lithograph, 70.8 x 54.4cm. Repaired major creases and surface loss to lower portion and right edge, slight cracking. Linen-backed. Text continues “Bill Jones. J. Weiner Ltd. Printed in England. Parker-Holladay Co. (England) Ltd. Drayton House, London, WC1, 17.” See item #18 re “Bill Jones” series. More
c1988. Screenprint, 101.7 x 37.9cm. Linen-backed. Text continues “St James Tavern, 80 Castlereagh St. [Sydney]. 2MMM’s Club Veg presents Divinyls, Venetians, Candy Harlots (with Lips). Tickets at door, Thursday June 23rd.” “The Divinyls was an Australian rock band that was formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of..... More
c1970. Lithograph, 100 x 76cm. Repaired tears and missing portions. Linen-backed. Text continues “The Message Poster Renaissance Centre. International Rights Reserved.” The Message Poster Renaissance Centre ran from 1968 to 1972 in Kings Cross, NSW and was founded by “environmental futurist” Franklin Michael Charles Scarf (Aust., b.1941). He also founded..... More
c1971-1978. Four hundred and fifty-eight (458) vintage silver gelatin photographs in three binders, all images captioned with location, contractor and client’s names, two binders annotated “E.G. Willison, Architectural section” inside cover in ink, some photographs dated in stamp verso, sizes range from 7.8 x 8cm to 13.7 x 20.3cm. Slight..... More
c1850s-1860s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in ink on backing below image, 9.9 x 9.8cm. Slight soiling and creases, each laid down on original backing. Rare early single panels from a stereo view. More
c1882. Two albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, each sitter’s name in pencil or ink with studio line on backing verso, 9.7 x 5.7cm (each). Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Studio line reads “Slade [William Joseph], Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW.” Sitter Dominic Sonsee (c1850–1883), who was two feet in..... More
c1930-1968. (1) Don Bradman, The World’s Greatest Batsman, c1930. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in image lower left to right, 13.5 x 8.7cm. Slight creases. Caption continues “Born at Cootamundra, NSW, Aug. 27th, 1908.” (2) Don Bradman’s Reply To A Fan Letter, 1968. Handwritten letter on Sir Donald Bradman letterhead..... More
c1919. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, captioned in negative lower centre, 7.9 x 13.2cm. Minor creases, silvering. A sign for “Don Pictures” and a poster for the film The Beggar of Cawnpore (1916) can be seen in the image, along with military personnel and an Aboriginal man dressed in..... More
c1940s. Colour process lithograph, 74.1 x 48.4cm. Repaired tears and missing portions to lower edges, minor foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Where there’s dirt there’s danger. A clean community means better health. Authorised by Hon. C.A. Kelly MLA, Minister for Health.”. More
c1981. Colour screenprint, “Without Authority, Kyogle [NSW]” stamp in lower margin, 76.3 x 47.9cm. Repaired tears and creases, foxing. Linen-backed. More