Motifs in London 1949

Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013)

Motifs in London 1949

watercolour and ink on paper
31.0 x 41.5 cm

Provenance:
John Martin's Art Gallery, Adelaide, c1950
Private collection
Christie's, Melbourne, 2 May 2002, lot 66
Private collection, South Australia

Exhibited:
Paintings by Jeff Smart, John Martin's Art Gallery, Adelaide, 1950, cat.8, 20 gns

Reference:
Quartermaine, P., Jeffrey Smart, Gryphon Books, Melbourne, 1983, p.103, cat.183 (as Motifs in London 1949, ink and watercolour, 32.0 x 48.0 cm)
Fuller, H.E., 'S.A. Artist's Pictures of Europe', The Advertiser, Adelaide, 23 November 1950, p.15

Estimate: $18000 - 24000

Result Hammer: $17000