Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013)
The Dome 1978-79
Estimate: $6000 - 8000
Sold For:
$8500 hammer
Description
Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013)
The Dome 1978-79
colour aquatint with gouache highlights
44.5 x 43.5 cm (image)
bears inscription lower left: Ultima Prova
edition: Trial Proof (edition of 100)
Provenance:
Walter Sarfatti, Italy
Gift from the above, private collection, Sydney, since 1996
Reference:
Quartermaine, P., Jeffrey Smart, Gryphon Books, Melbourne, 1983, p.116, cat.728
McDonald, J., Jeffrey Smart: Paintings of the 70s and 80s, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1990, p.159, cat.185
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Stephen Rogers with cataloguing this work.
Estimate: $6000 - 8000
Result Hammer: $8500