Justin O'Brien
1917-1996

PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF NANCY PHELAN, SYDNEY

Justin O'Brien

1917-1996
MENDING OF NETS (1949)

oil on canvas
signed 'O'BRIEN' upper left
36 X 41CM

• Lot Sold $30,000 (Hammer Price)
• $36,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Gift from the artist
Mrs Nancy Phelan, Sydney
Private Collection, New South Wales

Exhibited

Exhibition of Paintings: Justin O'Brien, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17-29 May 1950, no. 12, N.F.S.

Condition Report

CONDITION REPORT Original painting The work is in very good condition. The work has been recently conserved Removal from frame Dry surface clean with brush vacuum Reversal of concave impression (small circular area to the sky). Re stretch on to new custom made stretcher Re-secure into existing frame without the slip to allow visibility of signature The picture surface is consequently stable and cosmetically sound. The picture board is housed in the original frame. Brett Ballard Specialist