Supply Ship, Antarctica 1964

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)

Supply Ship, Antarctica 1964

oil on composition board
58.0 x 73.5 cm
signed and inscribed lower left: Mother, love from Sidney
signed lower right: Nolan

Provenance:
Gift from the artist to his mother
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2 May 2000, lot 66
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Sydney
Bonhams & Goodman, Melbourne, 25 August 2009, lot 57
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Exhibition of Paintings by Sidney Nolan, Brighton Town Hall, Melbourne, October 1967, no.18 (as Antarctica 1966)
An Exhibition of Paintings by Sidney Nolan, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, August 1968, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, September 1968, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, October 1968, Sale Regional Arts Centre, Sale, November 1968, Swan Hill Folk Museum, Swan Hill, December 1968, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, January - February 1969, Castlemaine Art Gallery, February - March 1969, no.23 (as Antarctica 1964)
Sidney Nolan: Antarctic Journey, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, 29 November 2006 - 25 February 2007, no.68 (illus.) (label attached verso)
a copy of the exhibition catalogue accompanies this work

Reference:
Adams, B., Sidney Nolan: Such is Life, Century Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1987, p.opp.136 (illus.) (as Antarctica 1964)
a copy of the book accompanies this work

Estimate: $25000 - 35000