JOHN RUSSELL
1858-1930
Flame Trees, Australia 1921
$5,000–8,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
JOHN RUSSELL
1858-1930
Flame Trees, Australia 1921
watercolour over pencil on paper
signed and dated 'RUSSELL 21' lower right
24.7 x 29.9 cm
- Lot Sold $5,000 (Hammer Price)
- $6,100 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
John Russell, Sydney
By descent
John Alain Stobart Russell, Scotland
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited
John Peter Russell 1858-1930: Exhibition of Watercolors, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 19 May - 9 June 1969, no. 32
John Peter Russell 1858-1930: Watercolours, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 5-18 April 1977, no. 30, illustrated
Literature
Ann Galbally, The Art of John Peter Russell, Sun Books, Melbourne, 1977, cat. no. 426
Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Dr David HansenSenior Researcher | Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International Art |