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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

The Emu Hunt 1949

Estimate $600,000 – $800,000

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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SIDNEY NOLAN

1917-1992
The Emu Hunt 1949

enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'Nolan / 49' lower right
91.1 x 121.4 cm

  • Lot Sold $950,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $1,159,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, United States of America, gift from the artist

Exhibited

Sidney Nolan, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, June - July 1957, no. 30, illustrated
Sidney Nolan: An Exhibition of Paintings, The Arts Council of Great Britain, tour, 1957, no. 8, illustrated
Sidney Nolan, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 1961 and tour to Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Wakefield, no. 43, 'The Emu Hunt', illustrated

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E: Geoffrey Smith

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Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
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Important Australian Art

AU0798  |  25 Aug 2015  |  Sydney
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