(c) The Estate of Ian Fairweather. Licensed by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
IAN FAIRWEATHER (1891-1974)
Chanting the Ching 1964
Estimate: $400000 - 500000
Sold For:
$360,000 hammer
Description
IAN FAIRWEATHER (1891-1974)
Chanting the Ching 1964
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on hardboard
97.0 x 67.5 cm
titled lower centre: Chanting the Ching
inscribed verso: CHANTING THE CHING/ THE DRUNKEN BUDDHA/ JAMES FAIRFAX, SYDNEY
Provenance:
The James Fairfax Collection, Sydney
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 1987
Private collection, Sydney
Exhibited:
Ian Fairweather: The Drunken Buddha, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 12 - 24 May 1965, cat.2
Ian Fairweather, 1891 - 1974, Tenth anniversary exhibition, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 19 May - 14 June 1984, cat.72 (label attached verso)
Reference:
Fairweather, I., The Drunken Buddha, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1965, p.1, p.8 (illus.)
Bail, M., Fairweather, Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2008, p.204
Estimate: $400000 - 500000
Result Hammer: $360,000
Location
SYDNEY VIEWING:-
1 – 4 SEPTEMBER
Menzies Gallery
12 Todman Avenue, Kensington, NSW 2033
02 8344 5404
Thursday 1 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Friday 2 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Saturday 3 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Sunday 4 Sept. 1pm – 6pm
MELBOURNE VIEWING:-
8 – 13 SEPTEMBER
Menzies Gallery
1 Darling Street, South Yarra, VIC 3141
03 9832 8700
Thursday 8 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Friday 9 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Saturday 10 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Sunday 11 Sept. 1pm – 6pm
Monday 12 Sept. 11am – 6pm
Tuesday 13 Sept. 11am – 6pm