DONALD FRIEND
1915-1989
Pine Creek Guitarist 1955
Estimate $40,000 – $60,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
DONALD FRIEND
1915-1989
Pine Creek Guitarist 1955
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'Donald / Friend 55' lower right
50 x 40 cm
- Lot Sold $40,000 (Hammer Price)
- $48,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane (label verso)
Private Collection, Melbourne
Australian Modern Masters and 19th & 20th Century Fine Australian and International Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 5 May 2000, lot 45, 'Boy with Guitar', illustrated
Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 23 May 2007
Exhibited
North Queensland, 1955 by Donald Friend, The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 14-26 September 1955, no. 7, 'Pine Creek Guitarist - 1', 45 gns, or no. 8, 'Pine Creek Guitarist - 2', 42 gns', or no. 9, 'Pine Creek Guitarist - 3', 42 gns
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