ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999
Absalom 1953
$75,000–95,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999
Absalom 1953
oil on board
signed, dated and inscribed 'Tucker Noli. '53' lower right
55.2 x 70.2 cm
- Lot Sold $110,000 (Hammer Price)
- $135,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Albert Tucker, Melbourne
Barbara Tucker, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Important Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Sydney, 23 November 2016, lot 49, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Albert Tucker, Galleria ai Quattro Venti, Rome, 2 April - 2 May 1953
Albert Tucker: Paintings 1945-1960, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 1982, no. 18, illustrated
Albert Tucker: The Mythologies & Images, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 26 June - 13 July 1990, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 1-18 August 1990, no. 37, 'Absolom', illustrated
Albert Tucker: Marking the Past, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 28 November - 14 March 2021
Literature
Christopher Uhl, Albert Tucker, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1969, cat. no. 8.5, pp. 53 (illustrated), 54, 98
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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 |
