Panel of Studies for Autobahn in the Black Forest 1979

Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013)

Panel of Studies for Autobahn in the Black Forest 1979

oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas on board
52.0 x 45.5 cm

signed lower left: JEFFREY SMART

Provenance:

Australian Galleries, Melbourne

Philip Russell collection

Christie's, Melbourne, 1 October 1995, lot 22

Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane

Private collection, Tasmania, since 1996

Exhibited:

Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 8 November - December 1980, cat.1 Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 26 October - 7 November 1981, cat.23 Redfern Gallery, London, 11 November - 4 December 1982, cat.21 Jeffrey Smart - Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 22 March - 9 April 1983, cat.20

Reference:

Quartermaine, P., Jeffrey Smart, Gryphon Books, Melbourne, 1983, p.116, cat.736 McDonald, J., Jeffrey Smart: Paintings of the 70s and 80s, Craftsman House, Sydney, p.159, cat.199

Related Works:

Autobahn in the Black Forest I 1979, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 74.0 x 90.0 cm, private collection Autobahn in the Black Forest II 1979-80, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 100.0 x 65.0 cm, private collection Study for Autobahn in the Black Forest I 1979, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas on board, 41.0 x 42.5 cm Study for Autobahn in the Black Forest II 1979, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas on composition board, 44.5 x 30.5 cm, private collection

Estimate: $140000 - 180000

Result Hammer: $160000