JON MOLVIG
1923-1970
The Bridesmaids 1956
Estimate $30,000 – $50,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUSIHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
JON MOLVIG
1923-1970
The Bridesmaids 1956
oil on composition board
signed and dated 'Molvig 56' lower left
152.4 x 122 cm
- Lot Sold $65,000 (Hammer Price)
- $79,300 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Exhibited
The Sir John Sulman Prize, 1956, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 January - 17 February 1957, no. 27
Jon Molvig, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 1-13 October 1957, no. 6
Jon Molvig 1950-1960, Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, March 1960, no. 8
A Decade of Jon Molvig, Argus Gallery, Melbourne, 22 October - 2 November 1962, no. 19
Contemporary Australian Paintings from a Private Collection, Newcastle City Art Gallery, Newcastle, 4-30 September 1964, no. 24
Jon Molvig, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, and tour, 1978, no. 30 (label verso)
Literature
John Hetherington, Australian Painters: Forty Profiles, F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1963, p. 206 (illustrated)
Betty Churcher, Molvig: The Lost Antipodean, Allen Lane, Melbourne, 1984, cat. no. 118, cover (illustrated), pp. 51, 53 (illustrated), 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 64
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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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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |