The Valley c1932

Lloyd Rees (1895-1988)

The Valley c1932

oil on canvas on board
29.5 x 34.5 cm
signed indistinctly lower left: REES

bears inscription verso: The Valley/ by Lloyd Rees/ Parramatta/ 20 guineas/ CA SHEPHERD/ 18 CARRARA Rd/ VAUCLUSE

Provenance:
Mr Charles Shepherd, Sydney

Acquired from the above, Mr Colin Montague Orr, Sydney

Thence by descent, Dr Kevin B. Orr, Sydney

Estate of the above

Exhibited:
Lloyd Rees Loan Exhibition, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 - 30 August 1942, cat.8 (label attached verso)

Reference:
Free, R., Lloyd Rees, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1979, cat.O42

Estimate: $9000 - 12000

Result Hammer: $15000