JOHN PASSMORE
1904-1984

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN KINGSMILL, SYDNEY

JOHN PASSMORE

1904-1984
Canal Barges, London 1939

oil on canvas
signed and dated 'J.P./ 39' lower right: signed, dated and inscribed 'Canal Barges, London 1939 J Passmore' verso
40.5 x 51 cm

• Lot Sold $11,000 (Hammer Price)
• $13,420 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Mr James O. Fairfax, Sydney
Paintings and Furniture from the James O. Fairfax Collection, Christies, Sydney, 25 October 1994, lot 75, illustrated
Mr John Kingsmill, Sydney
The Estate of Mr John Kingsmill, Sydney

Exhibited

John Passmore Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 December - 10 February 1985, no.2, illustrated

Literature

James Gleeson, 'The Art Collectors 3: James O. Fairfax', Art and Australia, Ure Smith, Sydney, Vol. 3, No. 3, December 1965, pp. 177 (illustrated), 184
Barry Pearce, John Passmore Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1985, p. 29 (illustrated)