Lot #9 - Robert Klippel
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Fine Art +Aboriginal Art Auction
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Sale Date:30 Nov 2016 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:9
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Lot Description:Robert Klippel
(1920 – 2001)
No. 51, Constructional Carving, 1948
satinwood, carved
51.5 cm height
signed with initials, dated and inscribed on base: RK / 51 . 48 / MOTHER
EXHIBITED: James Gleeson and Robert Klippel, London Gallery, London, 9 November – 4 December 1948, cat. 14; Robert Klippel: a retrospective exhibition of sculpture and works on paper, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 15 September – 25 October 1987, cat. 13; Australian Collection Focus No. 2: James Gleeson and Robert Klippel Madame Sophie Sesostoris (a Pre-Raphelite satire) 1947 – 1948, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 November – 24 January 1999; Australian Icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000; Robert Klippel: a tribute exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 9 August 2002 – 13 October 2002 -
Provenance:Acquired directly from the artist, Sydney; Richard and Joan Crebbin Collection, Sydney; Mrs Joan Crebbin, Sydney
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References:Gleeson, J., Robert Klippel, Bay Books, Sydney, 1983, pp. 53, 63, 66, 86, 463 (illus. pl. 48); Palmer, M., Robert Klippel, exhibition catalogue, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 1987; Edwards, D., Robert Klippel, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2002, pp. 54, 247 (illus.); Edwards, D., Robert Klippel: Catalogue Raisonné of Sculptures, (CD-ROM) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2002, No. 51 (illus.)
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Estimate:A$15,000 - 20,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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