Composition in Orange and Yellow 1963

Ian Fairweather (1891-1974)

Composition in Orange and Yellow 1963

synthetic polymer paint and gouache on board
95.5 x 138.0 cm

Provenance:

Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1963

Private collection, Sydney

Barry Stern Art Gallery, Sydney

Private collection, Brisbane, c1972

Christie's, Sydney, 26 August 2003, lot 17

Private collection, Melbourne

Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 18 March 2008, lot 31

Private investment syndicate, Melbourne

Menzies, Melbourne, 20 June 2012, lot 42

Company collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Ian Fairweather, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 31 July - 12 August 1963, no.6 Ian Fairweather 1891-1974, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 18 May - 14 June 1984 (loan label attached verso) The Private Collection in Brisbane, Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Brisbane, 1 - 30 June 1990 (label attached verso) Blue Chip VIII: The Collectors' Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 7 March - 1 April 2006, no.10 (label attached verso)

Reference:

Bail, M., Ian Fairweather, Bay Books, Sydney, 1981, p.187 Bail, M., Ian Fairweather 1891-1974, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 1984, pp.21, 35, cat.70 (illus. p.21) Blue Chip VIII: The Collectors' Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 7 March - 1 April 2006, cat.10, pp.16-17 (illus. p.17)

Estimate: $550000 - 700000

Result Hammer: $600000