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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Sep 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  26
• Lot Description:
  Arthur Streeton
  (1867-1943)
  The Oldest Olive Tree (1930)
  oil on canvas
  64.5 x 76.5 cm frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne
  signed 'A STREETON' lower right; inscribed 'TOORAK 6' verso
• Provenance:
  Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1931; Private Collection; "A Collection of Valuable Pictures", James R. Lawson, Sydney, 3 September 1952, lot 688, 'Streeton's Olive Tree'; Mr Ray Booth, Victoria, until; "Fine Australian and International Paintings", Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 7 May 2001, lot 45, illustrated; Gould Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney, acquired from the above; Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Sydney, Sydney, acquired from the above
• Exhibited:
  "Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Arthur Streeton", Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, 17-28 March 1931, no. 3, 150 gns; "Loan Exhibition of the Works of Arthur Streeton", National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 November 1931 - 20 January 1932, no. 60, 'Streeton's Olive Tree'; "Arthur Streeton: The Passionate Gardener", Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, 9 December 2001 - 17 February 2002, no. 13
• Notes:
  REFERENCES: Harold Herbert, 'Art of Arthur Streeton. Sunlit Landscapes. Beautiful Flower Pieces', "The Argus", Melbourne, 17 March 1931, p. 8; Harold Herbert, 'A Fine Exhibition by Arthur Streeton', "The Australasian", Melbourne, 21 March 1931, p. 15; 'Arthur Streeton Number', "Art in Australia", Sydney, Third Series, Number 40, October 1931, plate 12, p. 39 (illustrated), 'Streeton's Olive Tree'; Arthur Streeton, "The Arthur Streeton Catalogue", Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1935, no. 1013, 'The Old Olive Tree, 1929'; Geoffrey Smith and Oliver Streeton, "Arthur Streeton: The Passionate Gardener", Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, 2001, p. 22
• Estimate:
  A$140,000 - 180,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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