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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Baudelaire's Bird 1973

Estimate $250,000 – $350,000

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© Wendy Whiteley

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

BRETT WHITELEY

1939-1992
Baudelaire's Bird 1973

oil and feathers on canvas on board
signed and dated 'brett whiteley / Aug 1973' verso
56 x 52 cm

  • Lot Sold $270,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $329,400 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Fischer Fine Art, London (label verso)
Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Sydney
Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2001
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture, Menzies, Melbourne, 23 September 2014, lot 50, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Just Brett Whiteley, Richard Martin Art, Sydney, 9-27 April 2011

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

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Australian & International Art
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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
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E: Brett Ballard
Sally Upjohn

Sally Upjohn

Administrator

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
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E: Sally Upjohn
Liza Hallam

Liza Hallam

Administrator

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
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E: Liza Hallam
Important Australian Art

AU0813B  |  3 May 2017  |  Sydney
7 pm


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