Lot #159
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Auction House:Bonhams Australia
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Sale Name:Sir Sidney Nolan | Selected works from the Estate of Lady Nolan
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Sale Date:17 Nov 2021 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:159
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Lot Description:
Antarctic Explorer (Fergie), 1964
oil on board
122.0 x 122.0cm (48 1/16 x 48 1/16in).
signed and dated lower centre: '16 Sept 1964 / nolan'; signed, dated and titled verso (twice): 'Antarctica / 16 Sept 1964 / Nolan' & 'Explorer / Nolan'; inscribed verso (twice): 'Marlborough / 18' & 'Photo / Fergie / 1964'
RELATED WORKS: Explorer, 1964, oil on composition board, 121.9 x 121.9cm (NGA 2017.227); and Explorer, 1964, oil on composition board, 121.9 x 121.9cm (NGA 2017.231), both in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased in 2017 from the estate of Lady Nolan -
Provenance:Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom, until 1992: Lady Nolan, United Kingdom, until 2016; The Estate of Lady Nolan, United Kingdom
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Exhibited:Sidney Nolan: Recent Work, Marlborough Fine Art, London, May 1965, cat. 18
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References:Sidney Nolan: Recent Work, Marlborough Fine Art, London, May 1965, no. 18 (illus.); Rodney James, Sidney Nolan: Antarctic Journey, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 2006, cat. 48, p. 77
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Notes:Landscape paintings tell only part of the story of Nolan's Antarctic series. Since childhood he had been fascinated by the heroic, often tragic, Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th century. Like Burke and Wills, their endeavours were replete with themes of the human condition and psyche. Always seeking new inspiration, Nolan's own brief visit to the continent opened the way for this to be investigated in depth, much as his travels through north-eastern Victoria encouraged him to paint the first Kelly series and his journeys to Central Australia were followed by the Burke and Wills paintings.
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Estimate:A$60,000 - 80,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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