Lot #47 - Albert Namatjira
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Auction House:Smith & Singer
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Sale Name:Important Australian & International Art
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Sale Date:02 May 2023 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
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Lot #:47
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Lot Description:Albert Namatjira
(1902-1959)
Blackwood Trees at Rapid Creek, Darwin (1950)
watercolour over pencil on paper
36 x 26 cm
signed 'ALBERT NAMATJIRA' lower right; inscribed [another hand] 'Rapid Creek, Darwin' / 14 / 50 gns' verso -
Provenance:Albert Namatjira, Hermannsburg, Northern Territory; Private Collection, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
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References:Robert Freeden, 'Namatjira Paints His First Seascape', The Australian Women's Weekly, Sydney, 16 September 1950, pp. 36, 37 (illustrated); Ken McGregor, The Life & Times of Albert Namatjira, Badger Editions, Melbourne, 2021, pp. 97, 328 (illustrated), 430
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Estimate:A$50,000 - 70,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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