© courtesy of Helen Brack
JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)
Study for 'Elastic Stockings' 1964
Estimate: $40000 - 50000
Sold For:
$40000 hammer
$48000 inc. buyer's premium
Description
JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)
Study for 'Elastic Stockings' 1964
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
54.5 x 40.5 cm
signed and dated lower right: John Brack 64
inscribed on frame verso: Gallery A, Melbourne
Provenance:
Gallery A, Melbourne (stock number 1370)
Elizabeth Summons Collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited:
John Brack, Gallery A, Melbourne, March - April 1965
John Brack, Gallery A, Sydney, May 1965
John Brack Drawings 1945-79, Monash University Exhibition Gallery, Melbourne, 9 June - 10 July 1981
Reference:
Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, vol.II, p.54, cat.p113 (illus. p.211)
Estimate: $40000 - 50000
Result Hammer: $40000
Location
Auction in Sydney, 24 June 2009
Deutscher - Menzies, Australian & International Art, Lots 1 - 113
Lawson - Menzies, Colonial to Contemporary, Lots 114 - 307
Exhibition in Melbourne, 11-14 June 2009
Exhibition in Sydney, 18-23 June 2009