Melbourne 1888

James Clarke Waite (1832-1921)

Melbourne 1888

oil on canvas
103.5 x 153.0 cm

signed lower right: J C Waite

signed and inscribed on stretcher verso: "Melbourne/ J. C. Waite RBA

Provenance:

Private collection

Christie's, Melbourne, 12 March 1971, lot 156 (as Port Melbourne)

Mr & Mrs Julian & Miriam Sterling, Melbourne

Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Centennial International Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 1 August 1888 - 31 January 1889, no.132

J.C. Waite, R.B.A., Guild Hall, Melbourne, 11 April - 2 May 1908, no.2 (as View of Melbourne (Before the Boom)

J.C. Waite, Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 16 - 31 July 1914

Catalogue of Paintings by J C. Waite, R.B.A., Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 16 - 28 February 1920, no.1 (as Yarra, Melbourne)

Catalogue of Paintings by J C. Waite, R.B.A., Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney, 17 September 1921

Reference:

The Argus, Melbourne, 11 September 1888, p.33

'The Melbourne Exhibition', The Illustrated Sydney News, Sydney, 27 September 1888, p.6

Colquhoun, A., 'Pictures on View. Mr. J.C. Waite Exhibition', The Herald, Melbourne, 16 July 1914, p.10

Colquhoun, A., 'Mr. J.C. Waite's Paintings', The Herald, Melbourne, 16 February 1920, p.10

'Art of J.C. Waite', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 7 September 1921, p.7

Estimate: $60000 - 80000

Result Hammer: $52500