The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
PENLEIGH BOYD
1890-1923
View from Pinnacle, Mt. Wellington 1914
Estimate □ $6,000 – $9,000
Savill: The Private and The Public
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
PENLEIGH BOYD
1890-1923
View from Pinnacle, Mt. Wellington 1914
watercolour on paper
signed and dated 'T Penleigh Boyd / 1914' lower left
36.5 x 53.8 cm
- Lot Sold $5,000 (Hammer Price)
- $6,100 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection
Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 4 November 1987, lot 180, 'The Pinnacle, Mount Wellington', illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso), acquired from the above
Private Collection
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 21 August 1995, lot 97, 'The Pinnacle, Mt Wellington, Hobart', illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney (stock 195117) (label verso), acquired from the above
Exhibited
Second Exhibition of Work by Members of the Australian Art Association, The Athenaeum, Melbourne, 5-30 June 1914, no. 1, 30 gns
(Probably) Penleigh Boyd, Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne, 13-24 October 1914, no. 15, 'View from Pinnacle, Mount Wellington', 18 gns
1888-1988: A Century of Australian Painting, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 21 April - 21 May 1988, no. 14, 'From The Pinnacle Mount Wellington Tasmania', illustrated
Literature
The Age, Melbourne, 14 October 1914, p. 10
Patricia Dobrez and Peter Herbst, The Art of the Boyds, Bay Books, Sydney, 1990 (illustrated)
Specialists |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
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10 May 2016 |
Sydney
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