Smith & Singer
Important Australian Art
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

JAMES GLEESON
1915-2008

Reluctant Adam 1996

Estimate $15,000 – $25,000

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© The Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

JAMES GLEESON

1915-2008
Reluctant Adam 1996

oil on canvas
signed and dated 'Gleeson '96' lower left; signed, dated and inscribed 'RELUCTANT ADAM / 96 James Gleeson' verso
134 x 200 cm

  • Lot Sold $32,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $39,040 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

The Gleeson O'Keefe Foundation, Sydney

Important Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 31 August 2010, lot 30, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Exhibited

James Gleeson: Behind the Veil of Seeming, Watters Gallery, Sydney, 12-29 November 1996, no. 8, illustrated (label verso)

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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

AU0801  |  24 Nov 2015  |  Sydney
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