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Savill: The Private and The Public
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art

DONALD FRIEND
1915-1989

Soldiers Making a Bonfire (circa 1942)

Estimate $8,000 – $12,000

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© The Estate of Donald Friend. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia

Savill: The Private and The Public
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art

DONALD FRIEND

1915-1989
Soldiers Making a Bonfire (circa 1942)

oil on board
signed 'DONALD' lower left
19 x 24 cm

  • Lot Sold $9,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $10,980 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Tony and Ann Shaw
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne (label verso)
Private Collection, Perth
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 22 August 1994, lot 46, illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney (stock 205096) (label verso), acquired from the above

Exhibited

Australian Modernism: The Complexity and the Diversity, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 30 July - 28 August 1992, no.19, illustrated
Donald Friend, Savill Galleries, Melbourne, 18 May - 17 June 2006, no. 6, illustrated
Donald Friend, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 6-31 March 2012, no. 6, illustrated

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
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E: Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art
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E: Gary Singer
       
Fiona Hayward

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
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E: Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Brett Ballard
       

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