Conversation Piece 1998

Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013)

Conversation Piece 1998

oil on canvas
60.0 x 200.0 cm

signed lower right: JEFFREY SMART

Provenance:

Australian Galleries, Melbourne (stock no.AG24840)

Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Jeffrey Smart: Recent Paintings and Studies 1998, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 27 October - 21 November 1998, cat.3

Reference:

Auty, G., 'Slightly Surreal,' The Weekend Australian, 14 November 1998, p.23

Related Works:

First Study for Conversation Piece 1997, pastel and oil on canvas, 15.0 x 47.0 cm

Second Study for Conversation Piece 1997, pastel and oil on canvas, 15.0 x 48.0 cm

Third Study for Conversation Piece 1997, oil on canvas, 19.0 x 52.0 cm

Fourth Study for Conversation Piece 1997, oil on canvas, 20.0 x 53.0 cm

Final Study for Conversation Piece 1997-98, oil on canvas, 41.0 x 135.0 cm

Figure Drawing for Conversation Piece 1998, pencil on paper, 25.0 x 35.0 cm

Estimate: $800000 - 1000000

Result Hammer: $800000