ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999
Man in Desert I 1964
$300,000–500,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999
Man in Desert I 1964
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
signed and dated 'Tucker 64' lower right
81 x 60.7 cm
- Lot Sold $300,000 (Hammer Price)
- $368,182 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Albert Tucker, Melbourne
Dominion Galleries, Sydney
Harold Slater, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1965
Savill Galleries, Sydney
Private Collection, United States of America, acquired from the above in 2003
Exhibited
Albert Tucker, Dominion Art Galleries, Sydney, 6 April 1965, no. 24
Australian Paintings: Traditional, Modern & Contemporary, Savill Galleries, Melbourne, 14 February - 16 March 2003, no. 28, illustrated
Literature
Frank Margan, 'And He Never Had a Lesson in His Life', The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 7 April 1965, p. 20 (illustrated)
Christopher Uhl, Albert Tucker, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1969, cat. no. 18.21, 'Man in Desert 1', p. 105
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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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
