Head 1963

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)

Head 1963

oil on composition board
122.0 x 91.5 cm
signed with initial lower left: N
signed, dated and inscribed verso: No.16/ head/ head/ 1963/ 1/1/63/ Nolan/ No. [50] Sydney E1292/ (Adelaide)

Provenance:
Elizabeth McAlpine, London
Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 29 November 2004, lot 67
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Possibly; African Journey, Marlborough Fine Art, London, 1963
African Paintings by Sidney Nolan, Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, March 1964, cat.11,12 or 13 all titled 'Head'

Reference:
Adams, B., Sidney Nolan: Such is Life, Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1987, p.171 (illus.)

Estimate: $25000 - 35000

Result Hammer: $26000