![Café Scene]. Nan Hortin, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL192-67.JPG?v=1524199251)
1941. Crayon drawing, signed “Nan” and dated in pencil lower right, 51.5 x 39.7cm. Missing portions, stains and tears overall. Laid down on acid-free backing. Nan Hortin (née Lyall) was a painter, sketcher, craft-worker and art teacher. She travelled extensively and was a member of several art groups in Sydney..... More
![Study for “Hospital Theme” Series]. Eric Wilson, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-182.JPG?v=1486091826)
c1942. Double-sided drawing with pencil, ink and crayon, 15.6 x 9.2cm. Minor perforations. Framed. Born in Annandale, NSW, painter Eric Wilson studied under Henry Moore, after winning a travelling art scholarship in 1937. Wilson returned to Australia after travelling through Europe and began creating works in the cubist style. In..... More
![The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW]. H. Nevill-Smith, active 1930s-1950s Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL192-116.JPG?v=1524199143)
c1943. Watercolour with pencil, signed lower right, 35.6 x 28cm. Slight foxing to lower edge. Nevill-Smith was a finalist for the 1943 Wynne Prize with a painting titled “Blue Mountain Ranges.”. More
![View Through The Trees]. Albert Collins, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-26.JPG?v=1486091831)
1944. Watercolour, signed and dated lower right, 29 x 21.4cm. More
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
![Mount Isa [Coal Mining, Queensland]. Robert Emerson Curtis, 1898–1996 Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL198-125_01.jpg?v=1576815078)
c1946. Seven drawings, five in pencil, two in ink, one dated, each initialled and most captioned in pencil lower left or right, 16.8 x 18.5cm to 20.5 x 32.5cm. Creases, slight foxing. Captions include (1) Mt Isa; (2) Hardy & Steel from USA; (3) Mt Isa, narrow gauge surface locs..... 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
![Sydney Foreshore, Rushcutter’s Bay, NSW]. Sydney Ure Smith, 1887–1949 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL199-118.jpg?v=1585635103)
1948. Graphite and coloured pencil, signed and dated in graphite lower right, 13.7 x 17.7cm. Minor crinkles. 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