IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974
On the Lake (1964)
Estimate $200,000 – $300,000
IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974
On the Lake (1964)
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on hardboard
inscribed 'On the Lake' lower centre; signed 'Ian Fairweather' lower right
69 x 93 cm
- Lot Sold $270,000 (Hammer Price)
- $331,364 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Ian Fairweather, Bribie Island
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Mrs M.A. McGrath, Sydney, acquired from the above in May 1965, until
Australian Historical and Contemporary Drawings and Paintings, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 6 March 1970, lot 63, illustrated
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne (stock 2017), acquired from the above
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 10 March 1970
Exhibited
The Drunken Buddha: Ian Fairweather, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 12-24 May 1965, no. 6, 275 gns
Ian Fairweather: The Drunken Buddha, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 29 November 2014 - 15 March 2015
Literature
Ian Fairweather, The Drunken Buddha, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1965, p. 155 (illustrated)
Murray Bail, Fairweather (rev. ed.), Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2009, p. 204
Ian Fairweather, The Drunken Buddha (rev. ed.), University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 2015, pp. 143 (illustrated), 165
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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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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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