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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

Grace Cossington Smith
1892-1984

ROCKS IN THE BUSH 1947

Estimate $28,000 – $38,000

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

Grace Cossington Smith

1892-1984
ROCKS IN THE BUSH 1947

oil on pulpboard
signed and dated 'G. Cossington Smith 47' lower left
frame: original, S.A. Parker, Sydney

50.8 X 40.3CM

  • Lot Sold $28,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $34,160 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Gift of the artist to her sister Miss Margaret Smith
Gift to her sister Mrs Mabel Pakenham-Walsh, England
By descent
Private Collection
Private Collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

Exhibition of Paintings by Grace Cossington Smith, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17-29 September 1947, no. 7, 18 gns

Literature

Bruce James, Grace Cossington Smith, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1990, plate 88, p. 127 (illustrated), 'Bush with Rocks'

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Important Australian Art

AU0779  |  27 Aug 2013  |  Sydney
6:30 PM


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