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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  24 Jun 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6
• Lot Description:
  John Brack
  (1920-1999)
  Laughing Child 1958
  oil on canvas
  45.8 x 40.8 cm frame: original, John Brack, Melbourne
  signed and dated 'John Brack 58' upper right
• Provenance:
  Australian Galleries, Melbourne; Miss C.I. Black, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 3 June 1958; Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
• Exhibited:
  "Australian Galleries Second Anniversary Exhibition", Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 3-12 June 1958, no. 13, 50 gns
• References:
  Ursula Hoff, Robert Lindsay and Patrick McCaughey, "John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition", National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987, p. 120; Sasha Grishin, "The Art of John Brack", Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, Vol. 2, o80, 'Laughing Child (Charlotte)', pp. 12, 107 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$400,000 - 600,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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