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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

MARTIN SHARP
1942-2013

The Birth of Venus 1973

Estimate $40,000 – $50,000

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© The Estate of Martin Sharp. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

MARTIN SHARP

1942-2013
The Birth of Venus 1973

synthetic polymer paint on canvas
signed, dated and inscribed 'Martin Sharp / completed April 5 73.' verso
137.5 x 168 cm

  • Lot Sold SOLD (Hammer Price)

Provenance

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 11 December 1990

Exhibited

Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 January - 17 February 1974, no. 133

Literature

Kym Bonython, Modern Australian Painting, 1970/1975, Rigby, Adelaide, 1976, p. 22 (illustrated)

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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

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