Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Ned Kelly (1956)
Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Ned Kelly (1956)Estimate $120,000 – $180,000
- Lot Sold $520,000 (Hammer Price)
- $624,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
enamel paint and collage on composition board
inscribed ‘SCRIM / Kelly' on verso
28 X 40.5CM
Provenance:
Gift of the artist; Private Collection, United Kingdom
Exhibited:
Sidney Nolan: An Exhibition of Paintings at the Home of Dr and Mrs Keith Anderson, ‘Yamba', Melbourne, 3 October 1965, no. 55, ‘Design for the Backdrop of the Play 'Ned Kelly'
Sidney Nolan: Landscapes and Legends, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 3 June - 26 July 1987, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 August - 27 September 1987, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 21 October - 29 November 1987, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 15 December 1987 - 31 January 1988, ‘Kelly - Scrim'
Literature:
Jane Clark, Sydney Nolan: Landscapes and Legends, International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, Sydney, 1987, p.122
An essay on this work is included in the published catalogue of the sale, with a more extended version available on request.