Australian & International Art - May 2022 Highlights
AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART
Sunday May 22nd, commencing 12pm
L1, 41-43 Parramatta Rd, Annandale, Sydney
Lot 9: OLLEY, Margaret (1923-2011), 'Model Resting', 1999
Oil on Board, 45x60cm, est. $3,000-5,000
The ‘Habitation’ series of sculptures by Guy Ngan (New Zealand, 1926-2017) are informed by notions of place and belonging. They reference modernist architecture, coastal rock formations, Roman ruins and Chinese calligraphy, whilst deftly alluding to Ngan’s belief that “buildings should reflect our feelings”. Carved from polystyrene blocks using hot wire pokers, before being cast in aluminium or bronze, Ngan’s ‘Habitation’ sculptures resemble emotive ‘buildings’, appearing to have been constructed by human hand and nature in equal measure. This is an extremely rare opportunity to acquire one of these celebrated sculptures at auction in Australia. |
Also in this sale, a collection of works by Max Mannix, our Vendor allowing himself one acquisition per calendar year.
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Other highlights in the sale include a large group of original Pro Hart works, and two large oils by d'Arcy Doyle.
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A collection of J. W. Lindt photographs, including a rare self portrait (the only Lindt photograph in this sale not hand signed by Lindt himself), and also a signed famous Frank Hurley photograph of the wreck of the Endurance, on Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. All of these photographs have been in private family collections since the early 20th Century.
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