DANILA VASSILIEFF
1897-1958
Children Playing in Collingwood School (1939)
Estimate $30,000 – $40,000
PROPERTY FROM A CORPORATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
DANILA VASSILIEFF
1897-1958
Children Playing in Collingwood School (1939)
oil on wood
signed 'Vassilieff 'lower left
44.5 x 53.5 cm
- Lot Sold $36,000 (Hammer Price)
- $43,920 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf
Mrs R.I. Downing, Melbourne
Australian and European Paintings, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 23 November 1988, lot 7, illustrated
Corporate Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Rebels and Precursors: Aspects of Painting in Melbourne 1937-1947, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, August - September 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September - October, 1962, no. 165, 'Children Playing' (label verso)
Winter Exhibtion 1973: Recent Acquisitions, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 18 July - 2 August 1973, no. 31, 'Children Playing', illustrated
Literature
Felicity St John Moore,Vassilieff and His Art, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1982, P137, p. 148
Felicity St John Moore,Vassilieff and His Art, MacMillan, Melbourne, 2012, cat. no. 179, pp. 56 (illustrated), 202
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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 |
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 |
Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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