Checkmate 1878

JULIAN ASHTON (1851-1942)

Checkmate 1878

oil on canvas
72.0 x 92.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: J. R. ASHTON/ 1878

Provenance:
possibly Gemmell, Tuckett & Co, Melbourne, 6 April 1881
Jonathan Falkingham, Melbourne
Christie's, Sydney, 14 August 1994, lot 228A
Private collection
Christie's, Melbourne, 25 November 2002, lot 32 (as The Chess Game)
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
The International Exhibition in Victoria, Melbourne, October 1880
Victorian Artists Society Annual Exhibition, Melbourne, 1893, cat.49 (as Checkmate)
Diamond Jubilee Loan Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, June 1897, cat.26 (as A Game of Chess)

Reference:
Northern Star, Lismore, 30 October 1880
The Argus, Melbourne, 5 April 1881

Estimate: $65000 - 85000

Result Hammer: $60000