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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  24 Jun 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  25
• Lot Description:
  Arthur Streeton
  (1867-1943)
  Bridge in New Norfolk, Tasmania 1938
  oil on canvas
  51.5 x 76.5 cm
  signed and dated 'Arthur Streeton 38' lower left
  PROVENANCE: The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, acquired from the above in January 1943; Mr Norman Schureck, Sydney, by 1945; Mr Leslie de Vahl Davis, Melbourne, until; "Australian Paintings", Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 17 November 1972, lot 455, 'Railway Bridge, Derwent River', illustrated; CGU Insurance, Melbourne, until; "Fine Australian and International Art", Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 24 November 2003, lot 14, 'Railway Bridge over the Derwent, 1937', illustrated; Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
• Exhibited:
  "Arthur Streeton's Exhibition: Form and Colour", The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 2 August 1938, no. 13, 'Bridge in New Norfolk', 160 gns; "Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Arthur Streeton", The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 11-23 January 1943, no. 25, 250 gns; "Arthur Streeton Memorial Exhibition", National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 31 March - 20 May 1945, no. 13, 'River, New Norfolk'
• References:
  Basil Burdett, 'Streeton's Discovery of Tasmania. Freedom, Zest and Vigor', "The Herald", Melbourne, 1 August 1938, p. 14; 'Paintings by Sir A. Streeton', "The Age", Melbourne, 2 August 1938, p. 6; Clive Turnbull, 'Wisdom in Paint', "The Herald", Melbourne, 11 January 1943, p. 4; 'Streeton Exhibition' "The Age", Melbourne, 13 January 1943, p. 5
• Estimate:
  A$100,000 - 150,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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