GEORGE BALDESSIN
1939-1978
Pear (1971-1972, cast 1972)
Estimate $50,000 – $70,000
GEORGE BALDESSIN
1939-1978
Pear (1971-1972, cast 1972)
bronze, unique state, foundry proof
inscribed 'AP' on base
160 x 80 x 80 cm
- Lot Sold $160,000 (Hammer Price)
- $196,364 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Estate of George Baldessin, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 15 May 2010
Exhibited
Baldessin/Whiteley: Parallel Visions, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne, 31 August 2018 - 28 January 2019, illustrated
Literature
Sasha Grishin, Accounting for Taste: The Lowensteins Arts Management Collection, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2013, pp. 48, 49 (illustrated)
Sasha Grishin with contributions by Harriet Edquist, Angela Hesson, Katrina Strickland, and Ashleigh Wilson, Baldessin/Whiteley: Parallel Visions, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2018, pp. 29 (illustrated), 192
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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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Liza HallamAdministratort Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |