1842. Five watercolours with ink and wash, some with white highlight, all initialled in ink “S.T.G.” and titled in ink or pencil lower left to right, one image dated “1842” with illegible annotation in pencil verso, sizes range from 12.6 x 20.3cm to 17 x 23.4cm. Minor foxing, one with..... More
c1890s-1927. Group of five portraits, four inspired by Henry King’s iconic photograph:. (1) Henry King (Aust., 1855-1923). Australian Aborigine, c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, titled (faint) in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, caption in letterpress on backing below image, 14.7 x 9.9cm. Slight..... More
c1950s. Oil on board, titled and annotated “15 gns” in ink on frame verso, 22.8 x 27.7cm. Framed. More
c1960s. Gouache, scarf design, titled and signed in image centre and lower right, 68.8 x 68.7cm. Scuffs to centre of image, slight stains overall, creases and repainting to margins. More
c1960s. Oil on canvas, signed on image lower right, titled, artist’s name with address and annotated “xm3513” in ink verso, 26.6 x 21.7cm. Minor paint loss to upper and lower edges. Framed. Address reads “23 Parriwi Road, Mosman, NSW.” Dora Toovey's work is held in AGNSW, and the NPG with..... More
1969. Oil on board, signed “R. Saldana” and dated on image lower left, 24.5 x 29.7cm. Slight surface scratches to image centre, minor soiling overall. Framed. Possibly by Rafael Saldana (Spanish/Australian, b.1930) who exhibited with Barry Stern Gallery during the 1980s. More
c1890s. Watercolour and ink drawing, captioned in image, 40 x 23.4cm. Tear from upper left edge through upper portion of image, stains, slight foxing, old mount burn. This proclamation “presents a four-strip pictogram that attempts to explain the idea of equality under the law. Those who committed violent crimes in..... More
1915. Watercolour and gouache, captioned in watercolour upper centre, signed and dated lower right, annotated in ink verso, 13.8 x 10.5cm. Slight foxing. Annotation reads “‘Snowdrop’, the majordomo at the Victoria Club (Ladies), Sydney, NSW.” This is an exceptionally uncommon period image of an Aboriginal woman working not only as..... 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
1946. Oil on board, signed and dated lower left, titled (twice), signed, dated “Sept. 1946” and annotated in ink on frame label verso, 54.8 x 46.7cm. Minor soiling or scuffing to image. Original frame. An overpainted title reads “The white man’s gift.” Annotation reads “Boolambayte, Buladelah [Hunter region, NSW].” Eric..... More
c1950s. Crayon and ink with pencil and wash, titled, inscribed “To Randal Heymanson from Daryl Lindsay” in ink lower left and right, 28.5 x 12cm. Minor creases and foxing to edges. Provenance: purchased from upstate New York. Lindsay most likely gave this image of an Indigenous stockman wearing traditional attire..... More