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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Sep 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6
• Lot Description:
  Donald Friend
  (1915-1989)
  A Family Group 1954
  oil on canvas
  38 x 45.3 cm
  signed and dated 'DONALD FRIEND. 54' lower right; inscribed 'A FAMILY GROUP' verso
• Provenance:
  David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney; Hugh Jamieson, Sydney, acquired from the above on 27 September 1954; Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 24 September 1965; Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
• Exhibited:
  "The Sydney Group: Paintings", David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 22 September - 8 October 1954, no. 18, 40 gns
• References:
  Sydney Group', "Le Courrier Australien", Sydney, 8 October 1954, p. 5; Paul Hetherington (ed.), "The Diaries of Donald Friend: Volume 3", National Library of Australia, Canberra, 2005, pp. 270-271
• Estimate:
  A$25,000 - 35,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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