SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)
Kelly in Bush 1955
Estimate: $250000 - 300000
Sold For:
$240000 hammer
Description
SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)
Kelly in Bush 1955
ripolin enamel on composition board
60.0 x 50.5 cm
signed and dated lower right: nolan 55/
inscribed verso: For Cynthia/ 1956/ Nolan
Provenance:
Gift from the artist to his wife Cynthia Nolan
Cynthia Nolan Estate
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
The Fairfax Corporate Collection, Sydney, 1979
Sotheby's, Sydney, 17 November 2002, lot 6
Company collection, Sydney
Company collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 24 September 2008, lot 30
Private collection, United Kindgom
Exhibited:
The Cynthia Nolan Collection of Paintings by Sidney Nolan, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 7 - 26 July 1975, cat.17 as 'Kelly Series in Bush 1955'
Related Works:
Kelly 1956, enamel on hardboard, 121.5 x 91.0 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, purchased 1984, illus. in Pearce, B., Sidney Nolan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2007, p.166
Estimate: $250000 - 300000
Result Hammer: $240000
Location
VIEWING MELBOURNE
11 - 14 September 11am-6pm
Menzies Gallery
1 Darling St.,
SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141
VIEWING SYDNEY
18 - 23 September 11am-6pm
Menzies Gallery
12 Todman Avenue
KENSINGTON NSW 2033