The Juggler 1951

JON MOLVIG (1923-1970)

The Juggler 1951

oil on paper on composition board
51.0 x 65.5 cm
signed and dated lower left: Molvig '51
inscribed verso: THE JUGGLER

Provenance:
Sir Tristan Antico, Sydney
Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 4 June 2003, lot 190
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
Argus Gallery, Melbourne
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 1951, cat.6 (label attached verso)
The Grand Central Gallery, Brisbane, 1966, cat.2
Jon Molvig, A Retrospective Exhibition, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, touring State galleries, 1978-79, cat.6

Reference:
Churcher, B. Molvig: The Lost Antipodean, Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1984, p.30 (illus.)

Estimate: $6000 - 8000

Result Hammer: $6000