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Part 1: Important Fine Art - 26 November 2014  |  Melbourne

Lot 65
Lloyd Rees
(1895 - 1988)
TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY, 1978

eight soft ground etchings

25.0 x 30.5 cm each, approx. (7); 10.0 x 17.5 cm (1) (image)



Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000 (8)


Lot sold: $11,400 (inc. BP)


Lot Details

Description

Lloyd Rees
(1895 - 1988)
TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY, 1978

eight soft ground etchings

25.0 x 30.5 cm each, approx. (7); 10.0 x 17.5 cm (1) (image)

each signed, dated and numbered below image
(i) Iron Cove, Sydney Harbour, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978
edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 25
(ii) The Summit, Balls Head, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978
edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 26
(iii) The Lane Cove River, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978
edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 27
(iv) The Balmain Buoy, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978
edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 28
(v) The Island, Iron Cove, 1978
edition: 4/65, Kolenberg cat. 31
(vi) Wind on the Harbour, 1978
edition: 19/40, Kolenberg cat. 33
(vii) Ferry Goes to Town, 1978
edition: A/P, aside from edition of 90, Kolenberg cat. 34
(viii) Quiet Bay, 1978
edition: 23/90, Kolenberg cat. 35

Provenance

Christensen Collection, Perth
Private collection, Adelaide

Exhibited

On loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (labels attached verso)

Literature

Kolenberg, H., Lloyd Rees Etchings and Lithographs: A Catalogue raissoné, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 1986, cat. 25–28, 31, 33–35