NICHOLAS CHEVALIER
1828-1902
Lake Colac and the Warrior's Hill, from Corangamorah 1863
$800,000–1,200,000
PROPERTY FROM THE GRAHAM JOEL COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
NICHOLAS CHEVALIER
1828-1902
Lake Colac and the Warrior's Hill, from Corangamorah 1863
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'N. Chevalier 1863' lower
79 x 123 cm
frame: original, maker unknown, Melbourne
- Lot Sold $800,000 (Hammer Price)
- $981,818 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Nicholas Chevalier, Melbourne
John Davenport Bromfield, Victoria, commissioned from the above in 1863
(Probably) John Robertson, Victoria
Malvern Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne
Graham Joel, Melbourne, acquired from the above by 1970
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Exhibited
Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts, 105 Collins Street East, Melbourne, 1 March – 5 April 1864, no. 35
Town & Country: Portraits of Colonial Homes & Gardens, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 12 March – 17 April 2005; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, 30 April – 12 June 2005; S.H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, 25 June – 7 August 2005; Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 26 November 2005 – 5 February 2006; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, 18 February – 16 April 2006, no. 13, 'The Hill, Residence of William Robertson Overlooking Lake Colac', illustrated
A Distinguished Private Collection of Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Melbourne, 25 February – 8 March 2013, no. 18, illustrated
The Graham Joel Collection, The Australian Club, Melbourne, May – August 2018, no. 17, 'Lake Colac', illustrated
Literature
'Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts', The Age, Melbourne, 2 March 1864, p. 5
'From Warrnambool to Melbourne', The Age, Melbourne, 29 April 1864, p. 7
Antiques & Art in Victoria, JQ Publishing, Sydney, December 2004 – April 2005, cover (illustrated), pp. 5 (illustrated), 81 (illustrated)
Tracey Cooper-Lavery with essays by Jane Clark and James Broadbent, Town & Country: Portraits of Colonial Homes & Gardens, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 2005, pp. 15, 42-43 (illustrated), 53, 'The Hill, Residence of William Robertson Overlooking Lake Colac'
Simon Gregg, Nicholas Chevalier: Australian Odyssey, Gippsland Art Gallery, Victoria, 2011, pp. 205-206, 319
Geoffrey Smith and David Hansen, A Distinguished Private Collection of Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Melbourne, 2013, cover (illustrated), pp. 4, 9, 18 (illustrated), 19 (illustrated), 90
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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 & Director Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Jessica VelasquezExecutive Assistant Australian & International Art |
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David MackayManager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media Australian & International Art |