FREDERICK MCCUBBIN
1855-1917
The Letter 1884
Estimate $300,000 – $400,000
FREDERICK MCCUBBIN
1855-1917
The Letter 1884
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'F McCubbin 1884' lower right
45.5 x 22.6 cm
frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne
- Lot Sold $420,000 (Hammer Price)
- $515,455 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Frederick McCubbin, Melbourne
Private Collection, Victoria, by descent from the above
Literature
David Thomas, 'Frederick McCubbin', Art and Australia, Ure Smith, Sydney, June 1969, p. 66
Jane Clark and Bridget Whitelaw, Golden Summers: Heidelberg and Beyond, International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, Sydney, 1985, p. 43
Andrew McKenzie, Frederick McCubbin 1855-1917: 'The Proff' and His Art, Mannagum Press, Melbourne, 1990, p. 38
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