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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

Flight into Egypt (1945)

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© Reproduced with permission of the Estate of Justin O’Brien

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

1917-1996
Flight into Egypt (1945)

oil on canvas on hardboard
signed ‘O’BRIEN’ upper right
68.5 x 47 cm

Provenance

Justin O’Brien, Sydney
Private Collection
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1983
Fine Australian Art, Sotheby’s Australia, Sydney, 24 August 2004, lot 16, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Important Australian Art, Sotheby’s Australia, Melbourne, 25 August 2008, lot 49, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Justin O’Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 December 2010 – 27 February 2011, no. 9, illustrated

Literature

Barry Pearce and Natalie Wilson, Justin O’Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, pp. 42 (illustrated), 157

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer & Director

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Gary Singer
 

Jessica Velasquez

Executive Assistant

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
E: Jessica Velasquez

David Mackay

Manager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media

Australian & International Art
Sydney 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: David Mackay

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Exhibition  |  23 Jun 2025 - 12 Jul 2025  |  Sydney


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