Sant Giorgio e la Vecchia 1950

Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013)

Sant Giorgio e la Vecchia 1950

ink and watercolour on paper
31.0 x 45.0 cm

signed, dated and inscribed lower right: SANT GIORGIO E LA VECCHIA/ JEFF SMART 50.

Provenance:

Private collection, Melbourne, acquired 1951

Collection of Mr Ray Caldwell, Sydney

Acquired from the above, private collection, New South Wales

Exhibited:

Paintings by Jeffrey Smart, John Martin’s Art Gallery, Adelaide, November 1950, cat.18

Reference:

Quartermaine, P., Jeffrey Smart, Gryphon Books, Melbourne, 1983, p.103, cat.212 (as St George and the Beggar Woman 1949-50)

Estimate: $10000 - 15000

Result Hammer: $8500