JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

PROPERTY FROM A DECEASED ESTATE, PERTH

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

1917-1996
The Pear Vendor (1980)

oil on canvas
signed 'O'Brien' upper right
frame: original, maker unknown, Rome
68.6 x 57 cm

• Lot Sold $68,000 (Hammer Price)
• $82,960 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1984
Private Collection, Perth, by descent from the above in 2008

Exhibited

Justin O'Brien: Recent Paintings from Rome, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 22 October - 8 November 1980, no. 1, 'Portrait'
Paintings and Drawings by Justin O'Brien, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 17-29 September 1984, no. 4
Justin O'Brien: A Birthday Tribute, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 31 July - 13 September 1987, no. 23, 'Pear Vendor'.

We gratefully acknowledge the kind assistance of Natalie Wilson in cataloguing this work.