SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992
Carcase 1953
Estimate $150,000 – $180,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992
Carcase 1953
oil and enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'NOLAN / 53' lower right
120.8 x 91.4 cm
- Lot Sold $150,000 (Hammer Price)
- $183,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, London
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Sidney Nolan: Exhibition of Paintings, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 29 July – 15 August 1953
Sidney Nolan: Desert and Drought, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 6 June – 17 August 2003, no. 60, illustrated
Literature
Art Before Lunch and After', The Sydney Morning Herald Women's Section, Sydney, 30 July 1953, p. 8 (illustrated)
Dora Sweetapple 'Sydney Shows', Architecture and Arts, Melbourne, February 1954, p. 37 (illustrated)
Brian Adams, Sidney Nolan: Such is Life, Century Hutchinson Australia, Melbourne, 1987, p. 125 (illustrated)
Geoffrey Smith, Sidney Nolan: Desert and Drought, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2003, pp. 98, 110 (illustrated), 152
Barry Pearce, Sidney Nolan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2007, p. 244 (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 |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
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