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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Sep 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9
• Lot Description:
  William Dobell
  (1899-1970)
  Lady Lloyd Jones (1951)
  oil on composition board
  77 x 64 cm
  signed 'WILLIAM DOBELL' lower left
  EXHIBITED: "The Archibald Prize, 1951", National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 January - 24 February 1952, no. 50; "Contemporary Australian Painting", Auckland City Art Gallery, February - March 1957, no. 11; "The Art of William Dobell", National Gallery Society of Queensland, Brisbane, 11 August - September 1959, no. 35; "William Dobell: Paintings from 1926-1964", Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 July - 30 August 1964, no. 134 (label verso); "William Dobell Exhibition", Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, November 1964, no. 3 (label verso)
• Provenance:
  William Dobell, Sydney; Sir Charles and Lady Lloyd Jones, Sydney, commissioned from the above in 1951; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Charles Lloyd Jones, Sydney, acquired from the above by exchange on 5 July 1983; Sotheby's Australia; Corporate Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1996; Sotheby's Australia; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1999
• Notes:
  REFERENCES: "1951 Archibald Prize Illustrated", National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1952, plate 4; Arnold Shore, 'Ease, Excellence Mark Archibald Winner', "The Argus", Melbourne, 26 January 1952, p. 5; 'Archibald Prize for Hele', "The Daily Telegraph", Sydney, 26 January 1952, p. 5; Alan McCulloch, 'Harmony on Art Award', "The Herald", Melbourne, 26 January 1952, p. 3; James Gleeson, 'Not Impressed by Hele Portrait', "The Mail", Adelaide, 26 January 1952, p. 5; Joe Jonsson, 'Crowds Sought the Winner - Stayed to Admire Dobell', "The Courier-Mail", Brisbane, 29 January 1952, p. 2; 'Archibald Prize, 1951', "Le Courier Australien", Sydney, 8 February 1952, p. 5; 'The Archibald Prize', "The Warwick Daily News", Queensland, 20 February 1952, p. 5; James Gleeson, "William Dobell", Thames and Hudson, London, 1964, cat. no. 207, pp. 199, 104, '1952'
• Estimate:
  A$80,000 - 100,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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