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ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Faun and Parrot 1965

$250,000–350,000

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© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art

ALBERT TUCKER

1914-1999
Faun and Parrot 1965

synthetic polymer paint on composition board
signed and dated 'Tucker 65' lower right; inscribed '3 FAUN AND PARROT' verso
122.5 x 152 cm
frame: original, John Kosnar, Melbourne

  • Lot Sold $350,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $429,545 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Albert Tucker, Melbourne
Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide
Elliot Aldridge, Adelaide, acquired from the above in 1966
Australian Painting, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 11 March 1971, lot 86
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Ron Walker, Melbourne
The Estate of the Late Ron Walker AC CBE, Melbourne

Exhibited

Albert Tucker, Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, 13-31 March 1966, no. 3
Elliot Aldridge: Collection of Post War Paintings, South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, March 1970, illustrated

Literature

Christopher Uhl, Albert Tucker, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1969, cat. no. 18.31, p. 106
Gordon Samstag, Elliot Aldridge: Collection of Post War Paintings, South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, 1970, p. 48 (illustrated)

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Geoffrey Smith

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