KNUT BULL
1811-1889
Hobart Town 1855
$300,000–500,000
PROPERTY FROM THE GRAHAM JOEL COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
KNUT BULL
1811-1889
Hobart Town 1855
oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘K Bull 1855’ lower left
55 x 81.5 cm
frame: original, maker unknown
- Lot Sold $400,000 (Hammer Price)
- $490,909 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Knut Bull, Hobart
Private Collection
Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 25 May 1973, lot 429, 'Towards Hobart', illustrated
Graham Joel, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Exhibited
Spirit of Place, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, August 1977, no. 5
A Distinguished Private Collection of Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Melbourne, 25 February – 8 March 2013, no. 11, illustrated
The Graham Joel Collection, The Australian Club, Melbourne, May – August 2018, no. 16, illustrated
Literature
Geoffrey Smith and David Hansen, A Distinguished Private Collection of Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Melbourne, 2013, pp. 8-9, 17 (illustrated), 89
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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 |