Three Horses 1956

JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)

Three Horses 1956

watercolour, pen and ink on paper
42.0 x 69.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: John Brack 56

Provenance:
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne
Private collection, Perth

Exhibited:
The Racecourse Series by John Brack, Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne, 5 - 15 November 1956, cat.8
John Brack: The Sport of Kings and Other Paintings, The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 27 March - 8 April 1957, cat.6

Reference:
Hoff, U., Lindsay, R., and McCaughey, P., John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987, pp.118-119
Grishin, S., The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, vol. 2, p44, p.47

Estimate: $80000 - 100000

Result Hammer: $71000