Burial of Burke 1985

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)

Burial of Burke 1985

oil on canvas (triptych)
183.0 x 160.5 cm (each)
i) signed with initial lower left: N
signed, dated and inscribed verso: 1 Burial of Burke/ 20 Aug 1985/ Nolan
signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher verso: BURIAL OF BURKE 20 AUG 1985/ Nolan
ii) signed with initial lower right: N
signed, dated and inscribed verso: 2 Burial of Burke/ Nolan/ 20 Aug 1985
signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher verso: 2 Burial of Burke 20 Aug 1985 Nolan
iii) signed with initial lower right: N
signed, dated and inscribed verso: Burial of Burke/ Nolan/ 20 Aug 1985
signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher verso: Burial of Burke Nolan 20 Aug 1985

Provenance:
Lady Nolan, United Kingdom
Corporate collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Sydney, 24 March 2011, lot 45
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
Sidney Nolan: Burke and Wills, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 7 November 1985 - 26 January 1986, cat.28 (illus., exhibition catalogue)
The Nolan Gallery at Lanyon, Australian Capital Territory, February - April 1986
Jack Manton Art Prize 1987, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 12 February - 29 March 1987 (label attached verso)
Sidney Nolan: Landscapes and Legends 1937-1987, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, and touring exhibition, 3 June 1987 - 31 January 1988

Reference:
Clark, J., Sidney Nolan: Landscapes and Legends: A Retrospective Exhibition 1937-1987, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, p.169 (illus.)

Estimate: $180000 - 240000

Result Hammer: $170000