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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Joseph Greenberg Collection
• Sale Date:
  09 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST)
• Lot #:
  534
• Lot Description:
  JOSEPH GREENBERG’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
  Five volumes, with 100s of handwritten pages, illustrated by hand as well as with numerous photographs, copies, reproductions of artworks, etc., being volumes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an incomplete project Joe titled “You should have such a life...” Volume 2: 1942 - 1951: The War Years - Back at Art School - The Herald and Woman’s Day - My future wife... Volume 3: 1951 - 1958: Marriage - Woman’s Day - Freelancing - Mt.Eliza - Leaving Australia for Europe - England. Volume 4: 1958 - 1959: London - West Country - Wales - Belgium - Holland - Scotland. Volume 5: 1959 - 1960: Leaving London - A year in Scandinavia. Volume 6: 1960 - 1969: Back in London - Holidays in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sicily - Working in New York - Still Collecting - Working in Pakistan - USA - Morocco, Holland - Home to Melbourne to see mum - work in Switzerland - “Goodbye to mum”. Full of wonderful stories about art and artists, cathedrals and friends, observations and illustrations.
• Notes:
  The “voice” of this fascinating man and his love of life, people and creativity simply burst from the pages. “After I had given her a cuddle [Joe’s mother in hospital] - she proudly turned to all and sundry and said in a slightly triumphant voice....”this is my son Joe....He has just flown in from London and he’s got Portnoy’s Complaint!”....... She thought “Portnoy’s Complaint” described a young man with bohemian attributes ; after all I had arrived with a beard. “Do you know what “Portnoy’s Complaint” is all about? I spluttered to my mum. And before she could say anything I said....”It’s about a young Jewish bloke who masturbates in all different ways because of a protective and domineering Jewish mother!” My mum looked rather hurt and resentful exclaiming “I don’t want to know about that!”
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
  *****
  

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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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