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CLIFTON PUGH
1924-1990

Meeting of the Apostle Birds 1958

Estimate $50,000 – $70,000

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CLIFTON PUGH

1924-1990
Meeting of the Apostle Birds 1958

oil on composition board
signed and dated 'Clifton / MAY 58' lower right
91.7 x 138 cm

  • Lot Sold $50,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $61,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Professor and Mrs David Armstrong, Sydney
Private Collection, by descent from the above
Australian & International Art, Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, 4 December 2007, lot 9, illustrated
Gould Galleries, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Collectable + Exceptional: The Director's Choice 2009, Gould Galleries, Melbourne, 7 May - 13 June 2009, no. 5, illustrated

Literature

Noel Macainsh, Clifton Pugh, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1962, pp. 14, 57 (illustrated)
Traudi Allen, Clifton Pugh: Patterns of a Lifetime, Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1981, p. 54 (illustrated)
Sally Morrison, After Fire: A Biography of Clifton Pugh, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2009, p. 162 (illustrated)

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
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Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
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Fiona Hayward

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
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Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art 
Sydney 
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E: Brett Ballard
Liza Hallam

Liza Hallam

Administrator

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
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E: Liza Hallam
Important Australian Art

AU0840  |  20 Nov 2019  |  Sydney
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