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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

Good Friday, Skyros I (1964)

Estimate $40,000 – $60,000

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

1917-1996
Good Friday, Skyros I (1964)

oil on canvas on composition board
signed 'O BRIEN' upper right
65.3 x 49.2 cm

  • Lot Sold $40,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $48,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above

Exhibited

Exhibition of Paintings: Justin O'Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 21 July - 2 August 1965, no. 26, 300 gns
Survey: Donald Friend, Justin O'Brien, Jeffrey Smart, David Strachan, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 4 March - 25 April 1966, no. 13

We gratefully acknowledge the kind assistance of Natalie Wilson in cataloguing this work.

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
Melbourne  |  Sydney
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 or
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Geoffrey Smith

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900
E: Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Brett Ballard

Important Australian Art

AU0798  |  25 Aug 2015  |  Sydney
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