Justin O'brien (1917-1996)
Madonna c1959
Estimate: $250000 - 350000
Sold For:
$340000 hammer
Description
Justin O'brien (1917-1996)
Madonna c1959
oil and gold leaf on canvas on board
107.0 x 84.0 cm
signed upper right: O'BRIEN
inscribed verso: MADONNA
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, private collection, Melbourne, c1960
Exhibited:
Justin O'Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 25 November - 7 December 1959, cat.18
40th International Eucharistic Congress, St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, 18 - 26 February 1973
Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 December 2010 - 27 February 2011, cat.46
Reference:
Pearce, B. & Wilson, N., Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, pp.86, 159, cat.46 (illus. p.87)
Footage of this work (with commentary from Barry Pearce) was included in the documentary Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, directed by Catherine Hunter, and broadcast on Compass in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 26 July 2020. With thanks to the Estate of Justin O'Brien.
Estimate: $250000 - 350000
Result Hammer: $340000