JON MOLVIG
1923-1970
Spirit of a Dead Land 1956
Estimate $8,000 – $12,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR RAYMOND KIDD AND MRS DIANA KIDD, SYDNEY
JON MOLVIG
1923-1970
Spirit of a Dead Land 1956
oil on composition board
signed and dated 'Molvig 56' upper right
92 x 122 cm
- Lot Sold $13,000 (Hammer Price)
- $15,860 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney
BHP, Melbourne, acquired from the above
The BHP Billiton Collection of Australian Art, Christie's Australia, Sydney, 27 August 2003, lot 568, illustrated
Mr Raymond Kidd and Mrs Diana Kidd, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Jon Molvig, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 1-13 October 1957, no. 4
BHP Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 12 March - 20 April 1986
Literature
Betty Churcher, Molvig: The Lost Antipodean, Allen Lane, Melbourne, 1984, cat. no. 156, p. 133
BHP Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1986, p. 10 (illustrated)
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Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
