NICHOLAS CHEVALIER
1828-1902
Mount Abrupt 1864
Estimate $200,000 – $300,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, VICTORIA
NICHOLAS CHEVALIER
1828-1902
Mount Abrupt 1864
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'N. Chevalier 1864' lower right
43.2 x 61 cm
- Lot Sold $240,000 (Hammer Price)
- $292,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Victoria
Private Collection, Victoria, by descent from the above
Exhibited
(Probably) Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts, 105 Collins Street, Melbourne, 1 March 1864, no. 46
Nicholas Chevalier: Australian Oyssey, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, 17 September - 13 November 2011, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 29 November 2011 - 12 February 2012, no. 32, illustrated
Literature
Geoffrey Dutton, White on Black: The Australian Aborigine Portrayed in Art, Macmillan, Melbourne, 1974, plate 110, pp. 56, 95, 115, 'Mount Abrupt, Grampians'
Simon Gregg, Nicholas Chevalier: Australian Odyssey, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, 2011, cat. no. 107, pp. 117, 118 (illustrated), 216, 217 (illustrated)
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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 |