The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963
Native Ballet 1946
Estimate □ $9,000 – $12,000
Savill: The Private and The Public
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963
Native Ballet 1946
screenprint on paper
inscribed 'Native Ballet' lower left; signed and dated 'Margaret Preston / 28th/7/46' lower right
29 x 38.5 cm
- Lot Sold $6,500 (Hammer Price)
- $7,930 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr Allen D. Christensen, California
Private Collection, United States of America, by descent from the above
Australian Art, Christie's, London, 26 September 2013, lot 61, illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney (stock 610199) (label verso), acquired from the above
Exhibited
Special Exhibition of Drawings and Small Sculpture, Society of Artists, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 22 May - 5 June, no. 84, 5gns
Paintings from the Collection of Allen D. Christensen, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 7-22 December 1976, no. 39
Literature
Roger Butler, The Prints of Margaret Preston, Australian National Gallery, Canberra and Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1987, cat. no. 256, p. 216 (illustrated, another impression)
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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 |
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
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