Smith & Singer
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JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

The Acrobats (1949)

Estimate $120,000 – $160,000

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JUSTIN O'BRIEN

1917-1996
The Acrobats (1949)

oil on canvas on composition board
signed 'O'BRIEN' upper right
86.5 x 63.5 cm

Provenance

Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Literature

Justin O'Brien, Hanover Gallery, London, 19 July - 1 August 1949, no. 10, 70 gns
Justin O'Brien: Exhibition of Paintings, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17-29 May 1950, no. 4, 75 gns
110 Years of Australian Art, Farmer's Blaxland Galleries, Sydney, 18 September 1950, no. 127
Sydney Art Today, Finneys Gallery, Brisbane, 14-25 November 1950, no. 34, 75 gns

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Important Australian Art

AU0837  |  27 Aug 2019  |  Sydney
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