Arthur Streeton
1867-1943

PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR DOUGLAS THOMAS, MELBOURNE

Arthur Streeton

1867-1943
CHERRY BLOSSOM (1924)

oil on canvas
signed 'A STREETON' lower right; frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne
58.8 X 48.5CM

• Lot Sold $55,000 (Hammer Price)
• $67,100 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne
Dr Douglas Thomas, Melbourne
By descent
Private Collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

Exhibition of Paintings by Arthur Streeton, Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, 3-14 March 1925, no. 3
Loan Exhibition of the Works of Arthur Streeton, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 November 1931 - 20 January 1932, no. 75
A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by Arthur Streeton, The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 15-26 August 1933, no. 41, 40 gns
The Centenary Art Exhibition, Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Melbourne, 8 October 1934, no. 30, 'Flower Piece'

Literature

'Arthur Streeton Number', Art in Australia, Sydney, Third Series, Number 40, October 1931, plate 14, p. 41 (illustrated)
Arthur Streeton, The Arthur Streeton Catalogue, Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1935, no. 823, 'Japanese Cherry Blossom (Alba)'