The Joy of Fish - In Waiting 1994

Lin Onus (1948-1996)

The Joy of Fish - In Waiting 1994

synthetic polymer paint on canvas
181.0 x 183.0 cm

signed lower right: Lin Onus

bears inscription verso: O51/ SO14

Provenance:

The Estate of Lin Onus

Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Urban Dingo: The Art and Life of Lin Onus 1948-1996, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 11 August - 30 October 2000; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 24 November - 4 March 2001; Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, 6 April - 29 July 2001 (label attached verso)

Lin Onus: Yinya Wala, Messum's, London, 28 June - 3 July 2016; Mossgreen, Melbourne, 4 - 28 August 2016; Jan Manton Art, Brisbane, 9 - 24 September 2016; Mossgreen, Sydney, 8 - 30 October 2016

Reference:

Neale, M., Urban Dingo: The Art and Life of Lin Onus 1948-1996, Craftsman House in association with the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 2000, p.105 (illus. pl.53)

Estimate: $350000 - 450000

Result Hammer: $350000