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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  20 Apr 2021 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  48
• Lot Description:
  George Baldessin
  (1939-1978)
  Pear (1971-1972, cast 1972)
  bronze, unique state, foundry proof
  160 x 80 x 80 cm
  inscribed 'AP' on base
• Provenance:
  The Estate of George Baldessin, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 15 May 2010
• Exhibited:
  "Baldessin/Whiteley: Parallel Visions", The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne, 31 August 2018 - 28 January 2019, illustrated
• References:
  Sasha Grishin, "Accounting for Taste: The Lowensteins Arts Management Collection", Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2013, pp. 48, 49 (illustrated); Sasha Grishin with contributions by Harriet Edquist, Angela Hesson, Katrina Strickland, and Ashleigh Wilson, "Baldessin/Whiteley: Parallel Visions", National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2018, pp. 29 (illustrated), 192
• Estimate:
  A$50,000 - 70,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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