JOHN BRACK
1920-1999
Christmas Lilies 1955
Estimate $200,000 – $300,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
JOHN BRACK
1920-1999
Christmas Lilies 1955
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'John Brack 55' lower right
frame: original, John Brack, Melbourne
91.5 x 40.8 cm
- Lot Sold $400,000 (Hammer Price)
- $488,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in March 1956
Exhibited
John Brack, Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne, 19-29 March 1956, no. 9, 30 gns
John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 10 December 1987 - 31 January 1988, no. 30 (label verso)
Literature
Robert Lindsay, Patrick McCaughey and Ursula Hoff, John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987, pp. 117, 138
Sasha Grishin, The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, Vol. 2, cat. no. o51, pp. 8, 100 (illustrated)
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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 |