IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974
Conversation in the Rain (1957)
Estimate $250,000 – $350,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974
Conversation in the Rain (1957)
gouache on cardboard on hardboard
signed 'IF' lower left; inscribed 'Conversation in the rain' lower right
96.5 x 71.2 cm
- Lot Sold SOLD (Hammer Price)
Provenance
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Mr Rudy Komon, Sydney, through the Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, in June 1961
Private Collection
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 25 August 1996
Exhibited
Ian Fairweather, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 20 November – 2 December 1957, no. 11, 50 gns
Ian Fairweather, Museum of Modern Art of Australia, Melbourne, 19-29 August 1958, no. 3, 55 gns
An Exhibition of the Work of Australian Painters chosen by The Macquarie Galleries, Skinner Galleries, Perth, 1-14 July 1959, no. 45, 58 gns
Literature
Murray Bail, Fairweather, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1994, p. 19 (illustrated)
Murray Bail, Ian Fairweather, Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2009, cat. no. 148, plate 124, pp. 142, 143 (illustrated), 255
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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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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
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