Lloyd Rees (1895-1988); Sydney - The Source 1973
Lloyd Rees (1895-1988); Sydney - The Source 1973Estimate $450,000 – $550,000
- Lot Sold $420,000 (Hammer Price)
- $504,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘REES / 1973' lower right
106.3 X 168CM
Provenance:
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Mr Christopher Davis, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney
Exhibited:
Tuscany and Burgundy as seen by Lloyd Rees, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 19 June - 1 July 1974, no. 1
Lloyd Rees: A Tribute to Sydney, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 19 January - 12 February 1979, no. 1, illustrated
Autumn Exhibition 1989, Peter Gant Fine Art, Melbourne, 17 May - 17 June 1989, no. 18, illustrated
Literature:
Renee Free, Lloyd Rees: The Last Twenty Years, Craftsman's House, Sydney, 1990, pp. 130, 131 (illustrated), 175
Lloyd Rees with Renée Free, Lloyd Rees: An Artist Remembers, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1987, p. 116 (illustrated)
Sandra McGrath, 'Midwinter respite', Australian, Sydney, 29 June 1974, p.23; Nancy Borlase, 'Arduous but so rewarding', Bulletin, Sydney, 29 June 1974
Geraldine O'Brien, 'Painter fulfils a pledge', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 19 January 1979, p.2
Renee Free, Lloyd Rees: The Later Works, The Craftsman's Press, Sydney, 1983, pp. 130, 131 (illustrated), 167
An essay on this work is included in the published catalogue of the sale.