CONRAD MARTENS
1801-1878
Sydney from Lewis’s Ground (1840)
$600,000–800,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED CORPORATE COLLECTION, LONDON
CONRAD MARTENS
1801-1878
Sydney from Lewis’s Ground (1840)
oil on canvas
60 x 88 cm
- Lot Sold $600,000 (Hammer Price)
- $736,364 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Conrad Martens, Sydney
Joseph Barrow Montefiore, Sydney, acquired from the above on 30 October 1840 for 30 gns
Private Collection, England
Pictures and Drawings, Bronzes and Prints, Particularly of American, Australasian, Canadian, Indian, West Indian and South African Interest, Christie’s, London, 28 April 1977, lot 241, ‘View of Sydney from Darling Point, Elizabeth Bay House’, illustrated
Corporate Collection, London, acquired from the above
Literature
Conrad Martens Account Book, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, as ‘Sydney from Lewis’s Ground – J.B.M. – 30 guineas’
Elizabeth Ellis, Conrad Martens: Life & Art, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 1994, pp. 91, 167
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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 |