BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
Moreton Bay Fig and Palms (1974) Estimate $100,000 – $150,000
BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
Moreton Bay Fig and Palms (1974)
oil on canvas on board
signed with monogram ' B / W' lower right
46 x 36 cm
- Lot Sold $190,000 (Hammer Price)
- $231,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in November 1974
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne (stock 6196), acquired from the above on 16 August 1977, 'Fig Tree'
A Most Important Auction of Australian Traditional and Contemporary Paintings, Geoff K. Gray, Sydney, 15 April 1979, lot 72
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Australian and International Paintings, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 27 November 2001, lot 14, illustrated
Mr Russell Crowe, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Brett Whiteley: Lavender Bay Series, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 19 November – 3 December 1974, no. 22
Spring Exhibition 1977: Recent Acquisitions, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 24 October – 7 November 1977, no. 108, illustrated
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