JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)
Study for 'Elastic Stockings' 1964
Estimate: $40000 - 50000
Sold For:
$38000 hammer
Description
JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)
Study for 'Elastic Stockings' 1964
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
54.5 x 40.5 cm
signed and dated lower right: John Brack 64
inscribed on frame verso: Gallery A, Melbourne
Provenance:
Gallery A, Melbourne (stock number 1370)
Elizabeth Summons Collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 24 June 2009, lot 24
Private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited:
John Brack, Gallery A, Melbourne, March - April 1965
John Brack, Gallery A, Sydney, May 1965
John Brack Drawings 1945-79, Monash University Exhibition Gallery, Melbourne, 9 June - 10 July 1981
Reference:
Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, vol.II, p.54, cat.p113 (illus. p.211)
Related Works:
Elastic Stockings 1965, oil on canvas, 130.9 x 96.0 cm, illus. in Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, vol.1, p.97
Estimate: $40000 - 50000
Result Hammer: $38000
Location
VIEWING MELBOURNE
9-12 June 11am-6pm, 1pm-6pm Sunday
Menzies Gallery
1 Darling St.,
SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141
VIEWING SYDNEY
16-22 June 11am-6pm, 1pm-6pm Sunday
Menzies Gallery
12 Todman Avenue
KENSINGTON NSW 2033
Menzies Art Brands Pty Ltd trading as Menzies