Dale Frank
born 1959
WHEN ASKED HOW HE ACQUIRED HIS FINE COLLECTION OF FRENCH EMPIRE CLOCKS, PAUL KEATING, THEN PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, DESCRIBED HIS METHOD THUS; 'MOST PEOPLE CATCH ANTIQUES WHEN THEY ARE TAME, IN FASHIONABLE SHOPS. I CATCH MY CLOCKS WHILE THEY ARE STILL WILD, IN OUT OF THE WAY PLACES.' 2005
Estimate $28,000 – $32,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
Dale Frank
born 1959
WHEN ASKED HOW HE ACQUIRED HIS FINE COLLECTION OF FRENCH EMPIRE CLOCKS, PAUL KEATING, THEN PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, DESCRIBED HIS METHOD THUS; 'MOST PEOPLE CATCH ANTIQUES WHEN THEY ARE TAME, IN FASHIONABLE SHOPS. I CATCH MY CLOCKS WHILE THEY ARE STILL WILD, IN OUT OF THE WAY PLACES.' 2005
synthetic polymer paint and varnish on canvas
signed and dated 'Dale Frank / 2005' verso
200 X 200CM
- Lot Sold $32,000 (Hammer Price)
- $39,040 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney
Exhibited
Dale Frank, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2-27 May 2006, no. 15
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