The Little Farm 1917

William Beckwith Mcinnes (1889 - 1939)

The Little Farm 1917

oil on board
23.5 x 60.5 cm

signed and dated lower right: McInnes/ 17

signed and inscribed verso: NO VIII THE LITTLE FARM/ W.B McINNES/ NOT FOR SALE/ MELB

Provenance:

Collection of Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, Victoria

Mrs Aileen Rowan, Victoria

Thence by descent, Mr Richard Rowan, Victoria

Thence by descent, private collection, New South Wales

Exhibited:

Loan Collection of Australian Art, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1917 (label attached verso)

Loan Exhibition of Australian Art, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 4 April - 8 July 1918, cat.62

Reference:

'Books of the Day', The Herald, Melbourne, 24 July 1918, p.3

'The Clark Art Exhibition', The Mercury, Hobart, 7 July 1926, p.4

Estimate: $4000 - 6000

Result Hammer: $3500