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PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DAME NELLIE MELBA GBE

HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Spring 1915

Estimate $50,000 – $70,000

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© The Estate of Hans Heysen. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia

PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DAME NELLIE MELBA GBE

HANS HEYSEN

1877-1968
Spring 1915

oil on canvas
signed and dated 'HANS HEYSEN / 1915' lower left
frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne
77.6 x 63 cm

  • Lot Sold $50,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $61,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Athenaeum, Melbourne
Dame Nellie Melba GBE, acquired from the above in 1915
Private Collection, Victoria

Exhibited

Catalogue of Pictures by Hans Heysen, Athenaeum, Melbourne, 4-20 March 1915, no. 14, 70 gns

Literature

The Age, Melbourne, 19 March 1915, p. 6

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
Melbourne  |  Sydney
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 or
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Geoffrey Smith

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900
E: Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Brett Ballard

Important Australian Art

AU0798  |  25 Aug 2015  |  Sydney
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