DANILA VASSILIEFF
1897-1958
Study in Fitzroy (1938)
$15,000–20,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
DANILA VASSILIEFF
1897-1958
Study in Fitzroy (1938)
oil on canvas on composition board
signed 'Vassilieff' lower right
54.2 x 48.3 cm
- Lot Sold $15,000 (Hammer Price)
- $18,300 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Helen Klausner, Melbourne
Keith McDonald, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1977
Exhibited
Rebels and Precursors: Aspects of Australian Painting in Melbourne 1937-1947, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, August - September 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September - October 1962, no. 156 (label verso)
Autumn Exhibition 1977: Recent Exhibitions, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 7-22 March 1977, no. 66, 'Fitzroy' illustrated
Literature
Felicity St John Moore, Vassilieff and his Art, Macmillan, Melbourne, 2012, p.200, cat. no. 115
Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Dr David HansenSenior Researcher | Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International Art |