JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996
The Window No. 2 (1978)
Estimate $60,000 – $80,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DAVID CLARKE AO, SYDNEY
JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996
The Window No. 2 (1978)
oil on canvas
signed 'O'BRIEN' lower right
frame: original, Cavalli & Poli, Italy
93 x 67.5 cm
- Lot Sold $130,000 (Hammer Price)
- $158,600 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (label verso)
Mr and Mrs Denis Ryan, Sydney, acquired from the above
Important Australian & International Art, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 13 November 2007, lot 2, illustrated
Mr David Clarke AO, Sydney, acquired from the above
The Estate of the Late David Clarke AO, Sydney
Exhibited
Recent Works by Justin O'Brien, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 20 September - 9 October 1978, no. 1
Justin O'Brien: A Birthday Tribute, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 31 July - 13 September 1987, no. 20
Literature
Sandra McGrath, 'On the State of the Art...', The Weekend Australian, Sydney, 23-24 September 1978, p. 6
Nancy Borlase, 'A Zusters Blockbuster', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 30 September 1978, p. 16
Justin O'Brien: Recent Paintings from Rome, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1980, p. 11 (illustrated)
Anthony Bradley, The Art of Justin O'Brien, Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1982, pp. 82, 83 (illustrated)
Christine France, Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1987, plate 22, pp. 27, 76, 77 (illustrated)
Christine France, Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997, plate 22, pp. 22, 84, 85 (illustrated)
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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