ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943
The Billabong (1928)
Estimate $150,000 – $200,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, LONDON
ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943
The Billabong (1928)
oil on canvas
signed 'A STREETON' lower left
51.5 x 61.9 cm
- Lot Sold $130,000 (Hammer Price)
- $158,600 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Dr H.C. Moxham, Sydney, acquired from the above in April 1929
Mr and Mrs Benno C. Schmidt, New York City and Esperance, Western Australia
Mr Simon Moore and Mrs Fiona Moore, Western Australia
Fine Australian and European Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 28 April 1998, lot 47, 'Billabong', illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Australian and International Art, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 16 May 2006, lot 14, illustrated
Private Collection, London, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Recent Paintings: Arthur Streeton, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 4-15 April 1929, no. 16, 120 gns
Loan Exhibition of the Works of Arthur Streeton, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 November 1931 - 20 January 1932, no. 104
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Literature
Beatrice Tildesley, 'Oil Paintings by Arthur Streeton', Sydney Mail, Sydney, 10 April 1929, p. 29
Arthur Streeton, The Arthur Streeton Catalogue, Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1935, no. 987, 'The Billabong, Warbrecken'
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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 |