LEONARD FRENCH
1928-2017
Prelude to a Clash 1956
Estimate $45,000 – $65,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF J.G.L. INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, MELBOURNE
LEONARD FRENCH
1928-2017
Prelude to a Clash 1956
enamel paint on composition board
inscribed 'Homage / Paul Hindemitch' lower left; signed and dated 'French 56' lower right; signed and inscribed 'PRELUDE TO A CLASH / L. FRENCH' verso
122 x 183 cm
- Lot Sold $45,000 (Hammer Price)
- $54,900 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
J.G.L. Investments Pty Ltd, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 14 July 1984
Exhibited
Contemporary Australian Painting, Pacific Loan Exhibition on board Orient Line S.S. Orcades, Sydney, 2 October 1956, Auckland, 8 October 1956, Honolulu, 16 October 1956, Vancouver, 22 October 1956, San Francisco, 25 October 1956, Art Gallery of New South Wales, November 1956, no. 30
Leonard French Retrospective, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, March 1970, no. 11 (label verso)
The Great Decades of Australian Art: Selected Masterpieces from the J.G.L. Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 21 November 1984 – 28 January 1985, illustrated
Literature
Patrick McCaughey, The Great Decades of Australian Art: Selected Masterpieces from the J.G.L. Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1984, p. 48 (illustrated)
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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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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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
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AU0825 |
16 May 2018 |
Sydney
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