ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999
Earth and Scrub 1959
Estimate $30,000 – $50,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999
Earth and Scrub 1959
synthetic polymer paint and sand on composition board
signed and dated 'Tucker 1959' lower right; signed and inscribed 'EARTH AND SCRUB. / ALBERT TUCKER' verso
87.5 x 122 cm
Provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label verso)
Mr Joseph Wren, Melbourne, by 1969
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 8 April 1990, lot 126, illustrated
Private Collection, Queensland, acquired from the above
Australian and International Fine Art, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 16 May 2006, lot 20, '1950', illustrated
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Albert Tucker: Recent Paintings, The Waddington Galleries, London, 4-27 July 1960, no. 12
Albert Tucker, Museum of Modern Art of Australia, Melbourne, 1960, no. 20, 'Earth and Scrub (II)'
Literature
Christopher Uhl, Albert Tucker, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1969, cat. 11.17
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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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AU0825 |
16 May 2018 |
Sydney
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