CHARLES WHEELER
1881-1977
Goldfish 1911
Estimate $30,000 – $40,000
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR LAWRENCE ABRAHAMS, MELBOURNE
CHARLES WHEELER
1881-1977
Goldfish 1911
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'CHARLES / WHEELER / 11' lower right
50 x 80 cm
frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne
- Lot Sold $46,000 (Hammer Price)
- $56,120 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr Lawrence Abrahams, Melbourne, acquired in 1911
Mrs Lawrence Abrahams, Melbourne, by descent from the above
The Magnificent Collection of Australian Pictures Made by the Late Lawrence Abrahams, Decoration Co., Melbourne, 20 June 1919, lot 15, 'Leisure Moments'
The Hon. W.H. Kelly, Sydney, acquired from the above, until 1960
Mrs Daphne Johnson, Sydney, by descent from the above
The Estate of the Late Daphne Johnson, Sydney
Pictures, Jewellery, Decorative Arts, Goodmans Auctioneers, Sydney, 14 September 1998, lot 103, 'Leisure Moment', illustrated
Gould Galleries, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings by Charles Wheeler, Guild Hall, Melbourne, 27 April - 6 May 1911, no. 30, £52.10.0
Loan Exhibition of Australian Art, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 4 April 1918, no. 221
Fish in Australian Art, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 5 April - 1 October 2012
Literature
Exhibition of Pictures by Mr. Charles Wheeler, The Age, Melbourne, 27 April 1911, p. 10
Art in Australia: Twenty Five Years of Australian Art, Sydney, No. 4, 1918, (illustrated)
The Argus, Melbourne, 21 June 1919, p. 21
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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