RALPH BALSON
1890-1964
Constructive Painting 1954
$250,000–350,000
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MUNGO MACCALLUM, SYDNEY
RALPH BALSON
1890-1964
Constructive Painting 1954
oil on composition board
signed and dated 'R Balson 54' lower right
63.5 x 75.5 cm
- Lot Sold $360,000 (Hammer Price)
- $441,818 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Ralph Balson, Sydney
Gallery A, Sydney
Mungo MacCallum, Sydney
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above 21 March 2002
Exhibited
Ralph Balson, Gallery A, Sydney, 24 November - 15 December 1979, no. 9 (label verso)
Ralph Balson, Gallery A, Sydney, 2 January - 9 February 1980, no. 6
Ecriture de la paintre, Galerie Spiess, Paris, 20 September - 30 November 1983 (label verso)
Blue Chip IV: The Collectors' Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 26 February - 28 March 2002, no. 8, illustrated
Sam Leach: The Ecstasy of Infrastructure, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 19 November 2011 - 4 March 2012
Literature
Anthony Fitzpatrick, Sam Leach: The Ecstasy of Infrastructure, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 2011, n.p.
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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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
