JULIAN ASHTON (1851-1942)
Checkmate 1878
Estimate: $65000 - 85000
Sold For:
$60000 hammer
Description
JULIAN ASHTON (1851-1942)
Checkmate 1878
oil on canvas
72.0 x 92.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: J. R. ASHTON/ 1878
Provenance:
possibly Gemmell, Tuckett & Co, Melbourne, 6 April 1881
Jonathan Falkingham, Melbourne
Christie's, Sydney, 14 August 1994, lot 228A
Private collection
Christie's, Melbourne, 25 November 2002, lot 32 (as The Chess Game)
Private collection, Sydney
Exhibited:
The International Exhibition in Victoria, Melbourne, October 1880
Victorian Artists Society Annual Exhibition, Melbourne, 1893, cat.49 (as Checkmate)
Diamond Jubilee Loan Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, June 1897, cat.26 (as A Game of Chess)
Reference:
Northern Star, Lismore, 30 October 1880
The Argus, Melbourne, 5 April 1881
Estimate: $65000 - 85000
Result Hammer: $60000
Location
VIEWING MELBOURNE
8-11 March 11am-6pm
Menzies Gallery
1 Darling Street
SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141
VIEWING SYDNEY
15-21 March 11am-6pm, 1pm-6pm Sunday
Menzies Gallery
12 Todman Avenue
KENSINGTON NSW 2033