Study for Simpson Desert 2002

John Coburn (1925-2006)

Study for Simpson Desert 2002

synthetic polymer paint and pastel on paper
34.5 x 33.5 cm

signed lower right: Coburn

inscribed lower centre: Study for Simpson Desert

Provenance:

Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label attached verso)

The Lowenstein Collection of Modern & Contemporary Australian Art, Melbourne

Mossgreen Auctions, The Lowenstein Collection of Modern & Contemporary Australian Art, Melbourne, 7 March 2017, lot 3

Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:

John Coburn: Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 22 October - 16 November 2002, cat.23

Reference:

Klepac, L., John Coburn: The Spirit of Colour, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2003, p.216, cat.145 (illus. p.191)

Estimate: $4500 - 5500

Result Hammer: $4800