Wine Bar 1961

Noel Counihan (1913-1986)

Wine Bar 1961

oil on composition board
45.5 x 63.5 cm
signed and dated lower right: Counihan '61

inscribed verso: "WINE BAR", NOEL COUNIHAN, (OCT, NOV, 1961)/ 30 LOGAN ST. CANTERBURY. E.7.

Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, private collection, Melbourne, 1961

Christie's, Melbourne, 25 August 1992, lot 246 (as Fitzroy Wine Bar)

The Hicks Family collection, Melbourne

Deutscher + Hackett, Melbourne, 29 April 2009, lot 50

Private collection, Melbourne

Related Works:
The Barman 1958, oil on composition board, 71.5 x 122.0 cm, National Gallery of Victoria collection, Melbourne

After Work 1958, oil on composition board, 84.0 x 111.5 cm, National Gallery of Victoria collection, Melbourne

Estimate: $15000 - 25000

Result Hammer: $14000