SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992
Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge 1964
$1,000,000–1,500,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992
Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge 1964
oil on composition board
signed and dated '27 Oct 1964 / Nolan' lower left; signed 'N' lower right; signed, dated and inscribed 'Nolan / Crossing River 1964 / Sidney Nolan / (Ned Kelly Series) / To Lord Snow / 27th October 1964 / Nolan' verso
122 x 152.8 cm
- Lot Sold $1,000,000 (Hammer Price)
- $1,227,273 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Sidney Nolan, London
Lord Snow, United Kingdom
Sidney Nolan, London
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
AXA Australia Limited, Melbourne, acquired from the above in October 1987
Fine Australian & International Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 30 April 2002, lot 15, 'River Crossing', illustrated
Gould Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney (stock 12,966 & 13,092), acquired from the above
Private Collection, United States of America, acquired from the above on 24 September 2002
Exhibited
Recent Paintings (1964-65) by Sidney Nolan, Albert Hall, Canberra, 26 August – 8 September 1965, no. 21
Nolan: Myths, Landscapes and Portraits 1942-1964, Lauraine Diggins Gallery, Melbourne, 11-26 June 1987, no. 23, 'Crossing River', illustrated
Gould Modern, Gould Galleries, Melbourne, 20 July – 31 August 2002, no. 8, illustrated
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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 |