Annunciation c1934

ROY DE MAISTRE (1894-1968)

Annunciation c1934

oil on board
65.5 x 54.0 cm
signed lower right: R de Maistre

Provenance:
Dimitrije Mitrinovic, United Kingdom
Trustees of the New Atlantis Foundation, United Kingdom (label attached verso)
Gladys MacDermot, United Kingdom
Thence by descent, private collection, Switzerland
Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 24 November 2008, lot 74 (label attached verso)
Company collection, Victoria
Company collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
The Zwemmer Gallery, London, November 1934 (label attached verso)
Roy de Maistre: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings 1917-1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, May - June 1960, cat.34

Reference:
Johnson, H., Roy de Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1995, pp.77,80,129

Estimate: $35000 - 45000

Result Hammer: $32000