RAY CROOKE
1922-2015
Xavier Herbert 1962
Estimate $40,000 – $60,000
THE DAVID NEWBY COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN ART, SYDNEY
RAY CROOKE
1922-2015
Xavier Herbert 1962
oil on composition board
signed and dated 'R Crooke / 62' lower right
76.7 x 106.8 cm
- Lot Sold $40,000 (Hammer Price)
- $48,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr George Shirling
Private Collection
Fine Australian Paintings and Drawings, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 22 October 1986, lot 138, 'Portrait of Xavier Herbert', illustrated
Mr David Newby, Sydney, acquired from the above
The David Newby Collection of Australian Art, Sydney
Exhibited
Archibald Prize 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 January – 17 February 1963, no. 39
Ray Crooke, John Martin & Co. Limited, Adelaide, 3-30 March 1972, no. 49, '1963'
Literature
Rosemary Dobson, Focus on Ray Crooke, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1971, pp. 43, 44 (illustrated), 49
Specialists |
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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 |
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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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Sally UpjohnAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Sally Upjohn |
Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |