JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996
Still Life (1948-1949)
$20,000–30,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, PERTH
JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996
Still Life (1948-1949)
oil on canvas
signed ‘O’BRIEN’ upper right
56 x 45.5 cm
- Lot Sold $19,185 (Hammer Price)
- $23,545 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Justin O’Brien, London
(Possibly) The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
(Possibly) Chica Edgeworth, Sydney, acquired from the above in May 1950
Australian Historical and Contemporary Drawings and Paintings, Christie’s Australia, Sydney, 24 September 1969, lot 119, ‘Still Life with Roses’
Harold Schenberg, Perth, acquired from the above
Australian and European Paintings and Sculpture, Christie’s Australia, Sydney, 3 October 1973, lot 394, ‘Still Life with Roses’
Private Collection
Australian Paintings & Prints, Christie’s Australia, Sydney, 4 October 1977, lot 86, ‘A Vase of Red Roses on a Windowsill Against a Moonlit Landscape’, illustrated
Private Collection, Perth
Exhibited
(Possibly) Justin O’Brien, Hanover Gallery, London, 19 July – August 1949, no. 4, 35 gns
(Possibly) Exhibition of Paintings: Justin O’Brien, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17-29 May 1950, no. 3, 40 gns
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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 |