1950. Pen and ink with coloured pencil, captioned, dated and signed in ink, 26 x 23cm. Pinholes, minor foxing, ink stains to centre of image and left edge. Caption includes “Resolutions for 1951. Unite for Peace & Prosperity.”. More

c1950s. Pen and ink with coloured pencil and gouache, signed in image lower centre, publishing annotations in pencil in lower margin, 29.4 x 23.3cm. Pinholes, paper remnants to image upper right, minor foxing overall, creases. Provenance: Campbell estate. Francis (Frank) Herbert Campbell was the husband of artist Margaret Campbell. More

c1950s. Crayon, signed lower right, artist name, address, title and price “10 guineas” in ink on original frame verso, 33 x 43.2cm. Framed. Address reads “Barbara Chapman, 264 Eastern Valley Way, Middle Cove, JY2234.”. More

c1950s. Carbon drawing, titled lower centre, initialled lower right, 22.9 x 18cm. Minor creases to corners, glue remnants verso. This was a proposed advertisement to be published in a University of Sydney theatre programme. “Stella Fraenkel was one of Australia’s top milliners during the 1950s; her hats were very popular..... More

c1950s. Pencil drawing, each ship captioned, 30.7 x 21.2cm. Creases, slight stains and missing portions. Captions include (1) PS Lonsdale, 551 tons, built 1882. Stranded Port Melb. 1889, refloated 1891, broken up Melb., 1900; (2) PS Ozone, 572 tons, built 1886 for Port Phillip trade. Dismantled and sunk to form..... More

c1950s. Pair of gouache paintings, one image initialled “M.C.D.” in image centre, 30.4 x 20.3cm and 38.2 x 27cm. Chips and paint loss, minor creases, each laid down on original backing. Text reads (1) The Australian Woman’s [sic] Weekly; and (2) The Australian Woman’s World: A town & country journal..... More

c1950s. Pen and ink, signed lower right, 24.5 x 22cm. Minor creases, uneven edges. Shows Baphomet, a deity associated with the Knights Templar and later a symbol of the Church of Satan. A five-pointed pentagram is usually depicted on the forehead rather than this six-pointed star. Nicknamed the “Witch of..... More

c1951. Ink and crayon with white gouache, signed [Will Mahony (Aust., 1905-1989)] in ink lower left, titled in colour pencil in lower margin, 24.6 x 33.3cm. Minor foxing, soiling to margins. Captions read “Clive Evatt. Labor reconstruction, unlimited work for all” and “Cripes! They make me feel tired!” Clive Evatt..... More

1952. Watercolour with pencil, signed and dated in pencil lower right, 35.9 x 26cm. Remnants of old backing verso. Provenance: artist’s estate. More

1953. Ink drawing, captioned, dated “13/10/53” and signed above and below image, 20.8 x 10.1cm. Slight paper loss to image lower centre, stains to corners and image centre left. Caption continues “delivers the address at the Commemoration of Benefactors. University [of Sydney].”. More

c1953. Crayon, signed “Nan” lower right, 47.6 x 35.1cm. Water stains to upper portion of image, creases, slight foxing, tears to edges. Framed. Provenance: Close friend of the artist. More

c1953. Crayon, signed “Nan Adams” in ink verso, 54.7 x 37.3cm. Slight stains overall, tears, creases and pinholes to edges. Provenance: Close friend of the artist. Adams is Hortin’s previous name from a second marriage in 1953. More

c1954. Oil on board, signed lower right, artist’s name, address, title, price “10 gns” and exhibition number “333” on back of frame, 29.7 x 24.5cm. Original frame. Address reads “Finlay Road, Turramurra.” A NSW painter of landscapes, portraits and indigenous people, Molly Johnson was also a children’s book illustrator working..... More