Conrad Martens (1801-1878)
The Axeman 1841
Estimate: $3000 - 5000
Sold For:
$5500 hammer
Description
Conrad Martens (1801-1878)
The Axeman 1841
watercolour on paper
19.0 x 24.0 cm
signed with initials and dated lower left: cm/ 41
inscribed verso: CONRAD MATRENS SIGNED UNDER HAT/ THOMAS MARK WINDEYER SON OF ARCHIBALD WINDEYER OF 'KINROSS' RAYMOND TERRACE/ IN THE HUNTER, ASSISTING IN 1841 THE OPENING OF A ROAD TO NEIGHBOURING/ LANDS PURCHASED BY HIS FATHER THAT YEAR./ W/C DRAWING By CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878)/ THOMAS MARK WINDEYER 1819-1850 WAS 23 WHEN DRAWING DONE. HE SHARED DIGS WITH CONRAD MARTENS/ WHEN IN SYDNEY AND MARTENS VISITED 'KINROSS' ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Provenance:
Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Hobart
Private collection, Melbourne
Estimate: $3000 - 5000
Result Hammer: $5500