Justin O'Brien
1917-1996

PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF NANCY PHELAN, SYDNEY

Justin O'Brien

1917-1996
THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST (1949)

oil on canvas
signed 'O'BRIEN' upper left
25.5 X 33.5CM

• Lot Sold $28,000 (Hammer Price)
• $33,600 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Gift from the artist
Mrs Nancy Phelan, Sydney
Private Collection, Canada

Exhibited

Justin O'Brien, Hanover Gallery, London, 19 July -1 August 1949, no. 15, 25 gns
Justin O'Brien: A Birthday Tribute, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 31 July - 13 September 1987, no. 3

Literature

Anthony Bradley, The Art of Justin O'Brien, The Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1982, pp. 42, 43 (illustrated), 105
Christine France, Justin O''rien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1987, plate 6, pp. 44, 45 (illustrated)
Christine France, Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997, plate 6, pp. 52, 53 (illustrated)
Natalie Wilson, 'Justin O'Brien & The Art of Transfiguration'' in Barry Pearce and Natalie Wilson, Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, p. 55 (illustrated)