Recurring Pears 1971

George Baldessin (1939-1978)

Recurring Pears 1971

cast resin, Perspex, pigment and ink
38.5 x 38.5 x 15.5 cm
edition size unknown

Provenance:

Private collection, Melbourne

Gift from the above, private collection, Melbourne

Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne, 2023

Exhibited:

Inside Out: Still Life and Interiors Post 1950, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 31 July 1999 - 31 January 2000 (another example, as Imprisoned Pears)

Reference:

Edquist, H., George Baldessin: Paradox & Persuasion, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2009, p.145 (illus. p.144, another example)

Related Works:

Another example of this work is held in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (as Imprisoned Pears)

Estimate: $15000 - 25000

Result Hammer: $22000