Kelly in Bush 1955

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)

Kelly in Bush 1955

ripolin enamel on composition board
60.0 x 50.5 cm
signed and dated lower right: nolan 55/
inscribed verso: For Cynthia/ 1956/ Nolan

Provenance:
Gift from the artist to his wife Cynthia Nolan
Cynthia Nolan Estate
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
The Fairfax Corporate Collection, Sydney, 1979
Sotheby's, Sydney, 17 November 2002, lot 6
Company collection, Sydney
Company collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 24 September 2008, lot 30
Private collection, United Kindgom

Exhibited:
The Cynthia Nolan Collection of Paintings by Sidney Nolan, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 7 - 26 July 1975, cat.17 as 'Kelly Series in Bush 1955'

Related Works:
1946, ripolin enamel on composition board, 90.5 x 121.5 cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, illus. in Rosenthal, T. G., Sidney Nolan, Thames & Hudson, London, 2002, p.73
Kelly 1956, enamel on hardboard, 121.5 x 91.0 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, purchased 1984, illus. in Pearce, B., Sidney Nolan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2007, p.166

Estimate: $250000 - 300000

Result Hammer: $240000