Sidney Nolan 1917-1992
Sidney Nolan 1917-1992Estimate $280,000 – $320,000
- Lot Sold $300,000 (Hammer Price)
- $360,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
KELLY IN BUSH 1955
enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'Nolan 55 /' lower right signed, dated and inscribed 'for Cynthia 1956 / Nolan / (Kelly series) in bush' verso
61.2 X 51.3CM
PROVENANCE
Mrs Cynthia Nolan, United Kingdom, until 1976
The Estate of Cynthia Nolan, United Kingdom
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
John Fairfax Holdings Limited, Sydney
The Fairfax Corporate Collection of Australian Paintings, Sotheby’s, Sydney, 17 November 2002, lot 6, illustrated
Company Collection, Sydney
Company Collection, Melbourne
Australian & International Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 24 September 2008, lot 30, illustrated
Private Collection, United Kingdom
EXHIBITED
Sidney Nolan, The Redfern Gallery, London, 3-28 May 1955, no. 15, 'In the Bush', (40 gns)
On loan to the Power Gallery of Contemporary Art, The Power Institute of Fine Arts, The University of Sydney, 1974
The Cynthia Nolan Collection of Paintings by Sidney Nolan, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 7-26 July 1975, no. 17, 'Kelly Series in Bush'