La Gitana 1936

HENRY HANKE (1901-1989)

La Gitana 1936

oil on canvas
138.0 x 153.0 cm
signed and dated lower left: 36/ Hanke

Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, Mr. Viner Hall, Sydney, 1936
Ray Booth, Victoria, c1960
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 07 May 2001, lot 201 (as Gypsy Dancer and Card Player)
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Royal Art Society of NSW Annual Exhibition, Sydney, 1936, no.5
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1936 (winner of the inaugural Sir John Sulman Prize)
150 Years of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1938, no.41

Reference:
'Where's the Gypsy?', North Shore Times,18 February 1981, p.15

Estimate: $18000 - 26000

Result Hammer: $16000